Direct materials purchases budget Quetzaltenango Candle Inc. budgeted production of 720,000 candles for March. Wax is required to produce a candle. Assume 14 ounces of wax is required for each candle. The estimated March 1 wax inventory is 17,600 pounds. The desired March 31 wax inventory is 12,700 pounds. If candle wax costs $1.80 per pound, determine the direct materials purchases budget for March. (One pound = 16 ounces.) Roun all computed answers to the nearest whole number. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. Quetzaltenango Candle Inc. Direct Materials Purchases Budget For the Month Ending March 31 Line Item Description Amount Pounds of wax required for production: Candles 630,000 Desired ending inventory, March 31 12,700 Total units available 642,700 Estimated beginning inventory, March 1 -17,600 Total pounds to be purchased 625,100 Unit price (per lb.) 1.80 Total direct materials to be purchased in March 1,125,180
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