The following information is given for Brad Company:

It has 9,000 gallons glue on hand at the beginning of May.

During May: the company plans to make 15,000 units of Product K.

During June: the planned production of K is 20,000 units.

1 unit of K requires 4 gallons of glue as a material.

The companys policy is that its ending raw material inventory of May should be 30% of Junes use of the material in production.

How many gallons of the material should be purchased in May?

A.

48,000 gallons

B.

75,000 gallons

C.

57,000 gallons

D.

45,000 gallons