Hank Manufacturing maked cleaning solvent sold in large container with a plastic liner. Their monthly sales forecast consists of January: 40,000 units, February: 38,500 units, and March 39,750 units. Desired ending inventory of finished goods (in units) is 10% of the next month's sales forecast. Planned production (in units) for next quarter is: January: 43,800 units February: 41,000 units March: 50, 250 units Further, each container of cleaning solvent consists of: 6 gallons of chemicals 1 plastic liner Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 15% of the next month's production needs. The policy was met for the ending inventory of December in the prior year. The cost of one gallon of chemicals is $2. The cost of one line is $1.60 December, ending inventory: 39,420 January, ending inventory: 36,900 February, ending inventory: 45, 225 Ending inventory of plastic coating(in units)  December, ending inventory: 6570 January, ending inventory: 6150 February, ending inventory: 7537.50 1. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chemicals (in gallons) for January 2. Assume that cleaning solvent has a unit product cost of $5.25. Prepare an ending inventory budget of finished goods for January.

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Hank Manufacturing maked cleaning solvent sold in large container with a plastic liner. Their monthly sales forecast consists of January: 40,000 units, February: 38,500 units, and March 39,750 units. Desired ending inventory of finished goods (in units) is 10% of the next month's sales forecast.

Planned production (in units) for next quarter is:

January: 43,800 units

February: 41,000 units

March: 50, 250 units

Further, each container of cleaning solvent consists of:

6 gallons of chemicals

1 plastic liner

Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 15% of the next month's production needs. The policy was met for the ending inventory of December in the prior year. The cost of one gallon of chemicals is $2. The cost of one line is $1.60

December, ending inventory: 39,420

January, ending inventory: 36,900

February, ending inventory: 45, 225

Ending inventory of plastic coating(in units) 

December, ending inventory: 6570

January, ending inventory: 6150

February, ending inventory: 7537.50

1. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chemicals (in gallons) for January

2. Assume that cleaning solvent has a unit product cost of $5.25. Prepare an ending inventory budget of finished goods for January.

 

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