- Required information Ruiz Co. provides the following sales forecast for the next four months: April 600 May 680 June 630 July 720 Sales (units) The company wants to end each month with ending finished goods inventory equal to 30% of next month's forecasted sales. Finished goods inventory on April 1 is 180 units. Assume July's budgeted production is 630 units. In addition, each finished unit requires six pounds (lbs.) of raw materials and the company wants to end each month with raw materials inventory equal to 30% of next month's production needs. Beginning raw materials inventory for April was 1,123 pounds. Assume direct materials cost $3 per pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) RUIZ CO. Direct Materials Budget For April, May, and June April May June 624 665 657 units 6 6 6 lbs. 3,744 3,990 3,942 lbs. Budgeted production (units) Materials requirements per unit Materials needed for production (lbs.) Budgeted ending inventory (lbs.) Total materials requirements (lbs.) Beginning inventory (lbs.) Materials to be purchased (lbs.) Materials price per pound Total budgeted direct materials cost