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

	April		May		June		July
Sales (units)	580		660		610		700

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 174 units. Assume July's budgeted production is 610 units. In addition, each finished unit requires four pounds (lbs.) of raw materials and the company wants to end each month with raw materials inventory equal to 30% of next months production needs. Beginning raw materials inventory for April was 725 pounds. Assume direct materials cost $5 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.)

RUIZ CO.
Direct Materials Budget
For April, May, and June
	April	May	June
Materials needed for production (lbs.)
Total materials requirements (lbs.)
Materials to be purchased (lbs.)
Total budgeted direct materials cost