Hocus Garth Company has a beginning direct materials inventory balance of $5,000. For the next month, the company has predicted that it will use $9,000 worth of direct materials. It has also budgeted direct materials inventory at the end of the month would be $2,000. What is the budgeted amount of direct materials purchases for the month? $12,000 $6,000 $9,000 $2,000