Production Budget and Direct Materials Purchases Budgets

Peanut-Fresh Inc. produces all-natural organic peanut butter. The peanut butter is sold in 12-ounce jars. The sales budget for the first four months of the year is as follows:

	Unit Sales		Dollar Sales ($)
January	48,000		100,800
February	46,000		96,600
March	55,000		121,000
April	58,000		125,200

Company policy requires that ending inventories for each month be 20% of next month's sales. At the beginning of January, the inventory of peanut butter is 14,500 jars.

Each jar of peanut butter needs two raw materials: 24 ounces of peanuts and one jar. Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 10% of the next month's production needs. That policy was met on January 1.

Required:

1. Prepare a production budget for the first quarter of the year. Show the number of jars that should be produced each month as well as for the quarter in total.

Peanut-Fresh Inc.
Production Budget
For the First Quarter of the Year
	January	February	March	Total
Sales
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Units produced

2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for jars for the months of January and February. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Peanut-Fresh Inc.
Direct Materials Purchases Budget for Jars
For January and February
	January	February	Total
Production
Jar
Jars for production
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Jars purchased

Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for peanuts for the months of January and February. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Peanut-Fresh Inc.
Direct Materials Purchases Budget for Peanuts
For January and February
	January	February	Total
Production
Ounces
Ounces for production
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Ounces purchased