Ivanhoe Company produces and sells automobile batteries, the heavy-duty HD-240. The 2022 sales forecast is as follows. Quarter HD-240 1 4,300 TE 2 6,020 3 6,880 4 8,600 The January 1, 2022, inventory of HD-240 is 1,720 units. Management desires an ending inventory each quarter equal to 40% of the next quarter's sales. Sales in the first quarter of 2023 are expected to be 25% higher than sales in the same quarter in 2022. Prepare quarterly production budgets for each quarter and in total for 2022.
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![Ivanhoe Company produces and sells automobile batteries, the heavy-duty HD-240. The 2022 sales forecast is as follows.
Quarter HD-240
1
4,300
2
6,020
3
4
6,880
8,600
The January 1, 2022, inventory of HD-240 is 1,720 units. Management desires an ending inventory each quarter equal to 40% of the
next quarter's sales. Sales in the first quarter of 2023 are expected to be 25% higher than sales in the same quarter in 2022.
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