Olympia Productions, Inc., makes award medallions that are attached to ribbons. Each medallion requires 18 inches of ribbon. The sales forecast for February is 2,400 medallions. Estimated beginning inventories and desired ending inventories for February are as follows: (Assume 18 inches = 0.5 yards)

	Estimated			Desired
	Beginning Inventory			Ending Inventory
Medallions		1,300			730
Ribbon (yards)		80			20

Required:

a. Calculate the number of medallions to be produced in February.

b. Calculate the number of yards of ribbon to be purchased in February.