Exercise 20-8 (Algo) Manufacturing: Direct materials budget LO P1 Zira Company reports the following production budget for the next four months. Each finished unit requires five pounds of direct materials, and the company wants to end each month with direct materials inventory equal to 30% of next month's production needs. Beginning direct materials inventory for April was 843 pounds. Direct materials cost $6 per pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) April May June July 562 590 596 576 Units to produce May June Units to produce 596 units Materials required per unit Materials needed for production (pounds) 0 Total materials required (pounds) 0 Materials to purchase (pounds) Cost of direct materials purchases ZIRA COMPANY Direct Materials Budget April 562 0 0 590 0 0