On January $1,2025,$ the Crane Company budget committee has reached agreement on the following data for the $6$ months ending June $30,2025.$

Sales units:

Ending raw materials inventory:

Ending finished goods inventory:

Third$-$quarter production:

First quarter $6,300$ ; second quarter $7,560$ ; third quarter $8,820.$

$40\%$ of the next quarter's production requirements.

$25\%$ of the next quarter's expected sales units.

$9,170$ units.

The ending raw materials and finished goods inventories at December $31,2024,$ follow the same percentage relationships to production and sales that occur in $2025.$ Three pounds of raw materials are required to make each unit of finished goods. Raw materials purchased are expected to cost $$4$ per pound.

$($a$)$

Prepare a production budget by quarters for the $6-$month period ended June $30,2025.$

CRANE COMPANY Production Budget

Quarter

$1q,2$

Six

$q,$ Months

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