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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Each gallon of Old Guard, a popular aftershave lotion, requires 2.75 ounces of ocean scent. Budgeted production of Old Guard for the first three quarters of 2019 is as follows:

Quarter I	10,000	gallons
Quarter II	19,000	gallons
Quarter III	12,000	gallons

Managements policy is to have on hand at the end of every quarter enough ocean scent inventory to meet 25% of the next quarters production needs. At the beginning of Quarter I, 6,875 ounces of ocean scent were on hand.

Required: a. Calculate the number of ounces of ocean scent to be purchased in each of the first two quarters of 2019.