Question 3 5 Marks

Varney Company makes rolling suitcases. Its sales budget for four months is:

Month	Sales R
March	15,000
April	20,000
May	40,000
June	60,000

Varney's policy is that ending inventory of finished suitcases should equal 30% of the next month's sales. Beginning inventory (March 1) is 5,300 suitcases. Each suitcase required 1.5 meters of ballistic nylon. The ending inventory policy for nylon is that 20% of the following month's production needs must be on hand. On March 1, Varney had 10,450 meters of nylon in inventory.

Required:

3.1 What is the desired ending inventory of suitcases for April? (1)

3.2 What is the budgeted production of suitcases for April? (1)

3.3 What is the desired ending inventory of nylon for March? (1)

3.4 What are the budgeted meters of nylon to be purchased in March? (1)

3.5 Assuming each suitcase required two meters of ballistic nylon, what is the desired ending inventory of nylon for March? (1)