Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia. Three cubic centimeters (cc) of solvent H300 are required to manufacture each unit of Supermix, one of the companys products. The company is now planning raw materials needs for the third quarter, the quarter in which peak sales of Supermix occur. To keep production and sales moving smoothly, the company has the following inventory requirements: a. The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to 3,000 units of Supermix plus 20% of the next months sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 14,800 units. b. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to one-half of the following months production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 78,000 cc of solvent H300. c. The company maintains no work in process inventories.

A sales budget for Supermix for the last six months of the year follows.

Budgeted Sales in Units

July 59,000

August 64,000

September 74,000

October 54,000

November 44,000

December 34,000

Required: 1. Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, September, and October. Pearl Products Limited Production Budget July August September October Budgeted unit sales Total needs Required production in units 3. Prepare a direct materials budget showing the quantity of solvent H300 to be purchased for July, August, and September, and for the quarter in total. Pearl Products Limited Direct Materials Budget July Units of raw materials needed to meet production August September Third Quarter Total units of raw materials needed Units of raw materials to be purchased