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:

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(Click the icon to view additional information.)Inventory at the start of the year was

350

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

two

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.

Number of planters to be sold

January. . . . . .

3,500

February. . . . .

3,400

March. . . . . . .

3,600

April. . . . . . . . .

4,000

May. . . . . . . .

4,200

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.

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Requirement 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.

Stenback Manufacturing
Production Budget
For the Months of January through March
		January	February	March	Quarter
Unit sales		3,500	3,400	3,600	10,500
Plus:	Desired ending inventory
Total needed
Less:	Beginning inventory
Units to produce