Preston Manufacturing produces self-watering planters for use in upscale retail establishments. Sales projections for the first five months of the upcoming year show the estimated unit sales of the planters each month to be as follows:

Inventory at the start of the year was 390 planters. The desired inventory of planters at the end of each month should be equal to 10% of the following month's budgeted sales. Each planter requires three pounds of polypropylene (a type of plastic). The company wants to have 20% of the polypropylene required for next month's production on hand at the end of each month. The polypropylene costs $0.25 per pound.

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\begin{tabular}{lc} \hline & Number of planters to be sold \\ \hline January . . . . . . & 3,900 \\ February . . . . & 3,700 \\ March . . . . . . . & 3,100 \\ April . . . . . . . . & 4,500 \\ May . . . . . . . . & 4,900 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Preston Manufacturing Production Budget For the Months of January through March Requirement 2. Prepare a direct materials budget for the polypropylene for each month in the first quarter of the ye: including the pounds of polypropylene required and the total cost of the polypropylene to be purchased. Start by preparing the direct materials budget through the total quantity needed, then complete the budget