Zira Co. reports the following production budget for the next four months.

April May June July Production (units) 574 615 607 587

Each finished unit requires four pounds of raw materials and the company wants to end each month with raw materials inventory equal to 40% of next months production needs. Beginning raw materials inventory for April was 918 pounds. Assume direct materials cost $3 per pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Zira Co. reports the following production budget for the next four months. April 574 May 615 Production (units) June 607 July 587 Each finished unit requires four pounds of raw materials and the company wants to end each month with raw materials inventory equal to 40% of next month's production needs. Beginning raw materials inventory for April was 918 pounds. Assume direct materials cost $3 per pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) ZIRA CO. Direct Materials Budget For April, May, and June April 574 May June 615 607 | units 5 5 5 lbs. Budgeted production (units) Materials requirements per unit Materials needed for production (lbs.) Budgeted ending inventory (lbs.) Total materials requirements (lbs.) Beginning inventory (lbs.) Materials to be purchased (lbs.) Cost per lb. Total budgeted direct materials cost