ABC manufactures a product requiring 0.5 ounces of platinum per unit. The cost of platinum is approximately $150 per ounce; the company maintains an ending platinum inventory equal to 10% of the following month's production usage. The following data were taken from the most recent quarterly production budget: JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Planned Production in 1,200 1,309 1,180 units The cost of platinum to be purchased to support August production is: Enter your response without a $ sign or comma, and round to the nearest whole number. You Answered 107,025 Correct Answer 97,208 margin of error +/- 0.5%
ABC manufactures a product requiring 0.5 ounces of platinum per unit. The cost of platinum is approximately $150 per ounce; the company maintains an ending platinum inventory equal to 10% of the following month's production usage. The following data were taken from the most recent quarterly production budget: JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Planned Production in 1,200 1,309 1,180 units The cost of platinum to be purchased to support August production is: Enter your response without a $ sign or comma, and round to the nearest whole number. You Answered 107,025 Correct Answer 97,208 margin of error +/- 0.5%
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Transcribed Image Text:ABC manufactures a product requiring 0.5 ounces of platinum per unit. The cost of platinum is
approximately $150 per ounce; the company maintains an ending platinum inventory equal to 10% of
the following month's production usage. The following data were taken from the most recent
quarterly production budget:
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
Planned
Production in 1,200 1,309
1,180
units
The cost of platinum to be purchased to support August production is:
Enter your response without a $ sign or comma, and round to the nearest whole number.
You Answered
107,025
Correct Answer
97,208 margin of error +/- 0.5%
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