Matt Ltd is currently preparing the production budget for steering

wheel covers and the material purchases budget for plastic for

the upcoming year. Each unit of steering wheel cover requires $5kg$

of plastic material.

The anticipated opening stock of steering wheel cover is

$5,000$ units

Matt Ltd wishes to increase the closing stock of steering

wheel covers by $30\%$ by the end of the year

$,$ The anticipated opening stock for plastic material is $50,000$

$kg$ and in order to avoid stock$-$outs the required closing stock has

been increased to $60,000kg.$

$,$ The Sales manager confirmed expected sales of $70,000$ units

of steering wheel covers.

b$.$ What will be the purchases budget for plastic material in $kg?$