HandMI Corp. manufactures organic cotton totes in Michigan. The company estimates its production for the next four months as follows: July 5,200 units, August 7,800 units, September 7,900 units, October 8,800 units. Each tote requires 0.7 square meters of cotton. The company's cotton inventory policy is 40% of next month’s production needs. On July 1 cotton inventory was expected to be 1,456 square meters. What will cotton purchases be in July?   Multiple Choice   5,393 square meters   4,118 square meters   4,518 square meters   4,368 square meters

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HandMI Corp. manufactures organic cotton totes in Michigan. The company estimates its production for the next four months as follows: July 5,200 units, August 7,800 units, September 7,900 units, October 8,800 units. Each tote requires 0.7 square meters of cotton. The company's cotton inventory policy is 40% of next month’s production needs. On July 1 cotton inventory was expected to be 1,456 square meters. What will cotton purchases be in July?

 

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    5,393 square meters

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    4,118 square meters

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    4,518 square meters

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    4,368 square meters

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