Preparing a Direct Materials Purchases Budget Patrick Inc. makes industrial solvents sold in 5-gallon drum containers. Planned production in units for the first 3 months of the coming year is: January 45,000 February 50,000 March 65,000 Each drum requires 6 gallons of chemicals and one plastic drum container. Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 20% of the next month's production needs. That policy was met for the ending inventory of December in the prior year. The cost of one gallon of chemicals is $2.00. The cost of one drum is $1.60. Required: 1. Calculate the ending inventory of chemicals in gallons for December of the prior year, and for January and February. What is the beginning inventory of chemicals for January? Round your answers to the nearest whole gallon. Ending inventory for December gallons Ending inventory for January gallons Ending inventory for February gallons Beginning inventory for January gallons
Preparing a Direct Materials Purchases Budget Patrick Inc. makes industrial solvents sold in 5-gallon drum containers. Planned production in units for the first 3 months of the coming year is: January 45,000 February 50,000 March 65,000 Each drum requires 6 gallons of chemicals and one plastic drum container. Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 20% of the next month's production needs. That policy was met for the ending inventory of December in the prior year. The cost of one gallon of chemicals is $2.00. The cost of one drum is $1.60. Required: 1. Calculate the ending inventory of chemicals in gallons for December of the prior year, and for January and February. What is the beginning inventory of chemicals for January? Round your answers to the nearest whole gallon. Ending inventory for December gallons Ending inventory for January gallons Ending inventory for February gallons Beginning inventory for January gallons
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Patrick Inc. makes industrial solvents sold in 5-gallon drum containers. Planned production in units for the first 3 months of the coming year is:
January
45,000
February
50,000
March
65,000
Each drum requires 6 gallons of chemicals and one plastic drum container. Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 20% of
the next month's production needs. That policy was met for the ending inventory of December in the prior year. The cost of one gallon of chemicals is $2.00. The cost of
one drum is $1.60.
Required:
1. Calculate the ending inventory of chemicals in gallons for December of the prior year, and for January and February. What is the beginning inventory of chemicals for
January? Round your answers to the nearest whole gallon.
Ending inventory for December
gallons
Ending inventory for January
gallons
Ending inventory for February
gallons
Beginning inventory for January
gallons

Transcribed Image Text:2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for chemicals for the months of January and February. Round Dollar purchases to the nearest dollar. Round all the other
values to the nearest whole unit. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.
Patrick Inc.
Direct Materials Purchases Budget - Chemicals in Gallons
For the Months of January and February
January
February
Production in units
Gallons per unit
Gallons for production
Desired ending inventory
Needed
Less: Beginning inventory
Purchases
Price per gallon
Dollar purchases
3. Calculate the ending inventory of drums for December of the prior year, and for January and February. Round your answers to the nearest whole unit.
Ending inventory for December
units
Ending inventory for January
units
Ending inventory for February
units
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