Micro Products Inc. has developed a very powerful electronic calculator. Each calculator requires three small chips that cost $4 each and are purchased from an overseas supplier. Micro Products has prepared a production budget for the calculator by quarters for year 2 and for the first quarter of year 3, as shown below: Budgeted production, in calculators First 72,000 Year 2 Second Third 102,000 162,690 Fourth 112,000 Year 3 First 92,000 The chip used in production of the calculator is sometimes hard to get, so it is necessary to carry large inventories as a precaution against stock-outs. For this reason, the inventory of chips at the end of a quarter must be equal to 15% of the following quarter's production needs. A total of 48.000 chips will be on hand to start the first quarter of year 2 Required: Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chips, by quarter and in total, for year 2. At the bottom of your budget. show the dollar amount of purchases for each quarter and for the year in total. Required: Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chips, by quarter and in total, for year 2. At the bottom of your budget, show the dollar amount of purchases for each quarter and for the year in total. Micro Products, Inc. Direct Materials Budget - Year 2 Quarter First Second Third Fourth Year Required production in calculators Number of chips per calculator Production needs-chips Total needs Required purchases-chips Total cost of purchases 2 of 5 Next >