Cardinal Company has finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January 1. Its projected sales for the next four months are: 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. The budgeted units of production for January would be a. 181,000 units b. 219,000 units c. 200,000 units d. 236,000 units
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![Cardinal Company has finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January
1. Its projected sales for the next four months are: 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.
The budgeted units of production for January would be
a. 181,000 units
b. 219,000 units
c. 200,000 units
d. 236,000 units](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4bd276e6-80d1-4a39-8b23-ef2ab7ab097e%2Fc8f408f2-2837-4280-aa40-6d1d43b50ad5%2F0ug5vua.png&w=3840&q=75)
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