Dolly Plastics Corporation manufactures and sells plastic casings. Expected casing sales (in units for the upcoming months are as follows:   July August September October Expected sales 10,000 12,000 8,000 14,000   Five ounces of plastic resin are needed to produce every case. Dolly likes to have enough plastic resin on hand at the end of the month to cover 20% of the next month’s production requirements. Dolly also likes to maintain a finished goods inventory equal to 10% if the next month’s estimated sales. How many units of plastic resin requires to be purchased for Augus

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Dolly Plastics Corporation manufactures and sells plastic casings. Expected casing sales (in units for the upcoming months are as follows:

 

July

August

September

October

Expected sales

10,000

12,000

8,000

14,000

 

Five ounces of plastic resin are needed to produce every case. Dolly likes to have enough plastic resin on hand at the end of the month to cover 20% of the next month’s production requirements. Dolly also likes to maintain a finished goods inventory equal to 10% if the next month’s estimated sales.

How many units of plastic resin requires to be purchased for August?

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