Production Budget and Direct Materials Purchases Budget Jani Subramanian, owner of Jani's Flowers and Gifts, produces gift baskets for various special occasions. Each gift basket Includes fruit or assorted small gifts (e.g., a coffee mug, deck of cards, novelty cocoa mixes, scented soap) in a basket that is wrapped in colorful cellophane. Jani has estimated the following unit sales of the standard gift basket for the rest of the year and for January of next year. September 250 October 200 November 230 December 380 January 100 Jani likes to have 8% of the next month's sales needs on hand at the end of each month. This requirement was met on August 31. Fruit Two materials are needed for each fruit basket: 1 pound Small gifts 6 items The materials inventory policy is to have % of the next month's fruit needs on hand and 40% of the next month's production needs of small gifts. (The relatively low inventory amount for fruit is designed to prevent spoltage.) Materials inventory on August 31 mat this company policy Required: 1. Prepare a production budget for September October, November, and December for gift baskets. (Note: Round all answers to the nearest whole unit) Jani's Flowers and Gifts Previous Next > All work saved Emai Su Test for Grad 1. Prepare a production budget for September, October, November, and December for gift baskets. (Note: Round all answers to the nearest whole unit.) Jani's Flowers and Gifts Production Budget for Gift Baskets For September, October, November, and December September October November December Sales Desired ending inventory Needed Less: Beginning inventory Production 2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for the two types of materials used in the production of pift baskets for the months or September October, and November. (Note: Round answers to the nearest whole unit.) Jani's Flowers and Gifts Direct Materials Purchases Budget For September, October, and November Fruit September October November Production Pounds of fruit Required for production Desired ending inventory Previous Next Subut for one ps://ebooks.ce... Other 2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for the two types of materials used in the production of gift baskets for the months of September October, and November. (Note: Round answers to the nearest whale unit.) Jani's Flowers and Gifts Direct Materials Purchases Budget For September, October, and November Fruit: September October November Production Pounds of fruit Required for production Desired ending inventory Total needs Less: Beginning inventory Pounds purchased Small gifts Production Items required Needed for production Desired Inventory Total reeds Less: Beginning inventory Next > mall gifts: Production items required Needed for production Desired inventory Total needs Less: Beginning inventory Items purchased 3. Why do you think there is such a big difference in budgeted units from November to December? Why did Jani budget fewer units in January than in December? 1. December includes the holiday season and is a time when many gifts are given, January is a month of fewer gift giving occasions 2. December is the last month of the year so Jani has too budget all the balance units in her Annual budget to meet her targets. 3. None of the above. Previous Next Submit Test for Gratis