i Requirements - X 1. Prepare a production budget for each month in the first quarter of the year, including production in units for each month and for the quarter. 2. Prepare a direct materials budget for the polypropylene for each month in the first quarter of the year, including the pounds of polypropylene required and the total cost of the polypropylene to be purchased. Print Done Austen Manufacturing produces self-watering planters for use in upscale retail establishments. Sales projections for the first five months of the upcoming year show the estimated unit sales of the planters each month to be as follows: (Click the icon to view additional information.) Inventory at the start of the year was 390 planters. The desired inventory of planters at the end of each month should be equal to 10% of the following month's budgeted sales. Each planter requires three pounds of polypropylene (a type of plastic). The company wants to have 20% of the polypropylene required for next month's production on hand at the end of each month. The polypropylene costs $0.25 per pound. Read the requirements. Direct Materiais Budget For the Months of January through March i Data Table - X January 3,880 Quarter 10,760 February 3,640 3 10,920 1,944 Units to be produced Multiply by: Quantity of direct materials needed per unit Quantity needed for production Plus: Desired ending inventory of direct materials Total quantity needed March 3,240 3 9,720 Number of planters to be sold 32,280 11,640 2,184 January ...... February ..... March. April ......... 3,900 3,700 3,100 4,500 4,900 Enter any number in the edit fields and then click Check Answer. May