Cardinal Company had a finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January 1. Its projected sales for the next four months were: January, 200,000 units; February, 180,000 units; March, 210,000 units; and April, 230,000 units. Cardinal Company wishes to maintain a desired ending finished goods inventory of 20% of the following month's sales. Determine the budgeted units of production for March
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Cardinal Company had a finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January 1. Its projected sales for the next four months were: January, 200,000 units; February, 180,000 units; March, 210,000 units; and April, 230,000 units. Cardinal Company wishes to maintain a desired ending finished goods inventory of 20% of the following month's sales.
Determine the budgeted units of production for March.
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Cardinal Company had a finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January
1. Its projected sales for the next four months were: January, 200,000 units;
February, 180,000 units; March, 210,000 units; and April, 230,000 units.
Cardinal Company wishes to maintain a desired ending finished goods
inventory of 20% of the following month's sales.
Determine the budgeted units of production for March.
а. 206,000
b. 298,000
Ос. 256,000
d. 214,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff2e0c099-46ab-4a1b-9093-678f9099f150%2Fcbc59efe-0d60-4285-a1cf-a9829224c6ed%2Fjnc0dk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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