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Ruiz Co. provides the following sales forecast for the next four months:

	April		May		June		July
Sales (units)	540		620		570		660

The company wants to end each month with ending finished goods inventory equal to 20% of next month's forecasted sales. Finished goods inventory on April 1 is 108 units. Assume July's budgeted production is 570 units. In addition, each finished unit requires five pounds (lbs.) of raw materials and the company wants to end each month with raw materials inventory equal to 20% of next months production needs. Beginning raw materials inventory for April was 556 pounds. Assume direct materials cost $4 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 556 602 55 585 units 5 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.) Cost per lb. Total budgeted direct materials cost