Tatum Company manufactures drinking glasses. One unit is a package of eight glasses, which sells for $$35.$ Tatum Company projects sales for April will be $5,500$ packages, with sales increasing by $350$ packages per month for May, June, and July. On April $1,$ Tatum Company has $400$ packages on hand but desires to maintain an ending inventory of $10\%$ of the next month's sales. Prepare a sales budget and a production budget for Tatum Company for April, May, and June.

Begin by preparing a sales budget for April, May, and June.

Now prepare a production budget for April, May, and June.

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