The following information relates to a company that produces a single product.

Each unit requires three pounds of material. Inventory requirements are as follows:

a.The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to 5,000 units plus 30% of the next month's sales. The finished goods inventory on December 31 is budgeted based on this requirement.

b.The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to one-half of the following month's production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on December 31 is budgeted based on this requirement.

c.The company maintains no work in process inventories.

A sales budget for the company for the first and second quarters of the upcoming year follows.

Budgeted Sales in Units January48,000February58,000March78,000April43,000May28,28000June18,000

Required:1.Prepare a production budget for the upcoming year for the months of January, February, March and April.