Hoffman Industries manufactures a popular interactive stuffed animal for children that requires two computer chips inside each toy. The company pays $1 for each computer chip. To help to guard against stockouts of the computer​ chip, Hoffman Industries has a policy that states that the ending inventory of computer chips should be at least 30​% of the following​ month's production needs. The production schedule for the first four months of the year is as​ follows:   Stuffed animals to be produced January. . . . . 5,600 February. . . . 4,100 March. . . . . 4,900 April. . . . . . . 4,800 Requirement: Prepare a direct materials budget for the first quarter that shows both the number of computer chips needed and the dollar amount of the purchases in the budget.   Prepare the direct materials budget by first calculating the total quantity​ needed, then complete the budget.       Hoffman Industries Direct Materials Budget For the Months of January through March   January February March Quarter Units to be produced ? ? ? ? Multiply by: Quantity of direct materials needed per unit ? ? ? ? Quantity needed for production ? ? ? ? Plus: Desired ending inventory of direct materials ? ? ? ? Total quantity needed ? ? ? ?

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Hoffman Industries manufactures a popular interactive stuffed animal for children that requires two computer chips inside each toy. The company pays $1 for each computer chip. To help to guard against stockouts of the computer​ chip, Hoffman Industries has a policy that states that the ending inventory of computer chips should be at least 30​% of the following​ month's production needs. The production schedule for the first four months of the year is as​ follows:
 
Stuffed animals to be produced
January. . . . .
5,600
February. . . .
4,100
March. . . . .
4,900
April. . . . . . .
4,800
Requirement:
Prepare a direct materials budget for the first quarter that shows both the number of computer chips needed and the dollar amount of the purchases in the budget.
 
Prepare the direct materials budget by first calculating the total quantity​ needed, then complete the budget.
 
 
 
Hoffman Industries Direct Materials Budget For the Months of January through March
 
January
February
March
Quarter
Units to be produced
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?
?
?
Multiply by: Quantity of direct materials needed per unit
?
?
?
?
Quantity needed for production
?
?
?
?
Plus: Desired ending inventory of direct materials
?
?
?
?
Total quantity needed
?
?
?
?
 
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