Ramos Company provides the following budgeted production for the next four months. April May 570 June July 544 540 442 Units to produce Each finished unit requires 5 pounds of direct materials. The company wants to end each month with direct materials inventory equal to 30% of next month's production needs. Beginning direct materials inventory for April was 663 pounds. Direct materials cost $2 per pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. Units to produce Materials needed for production (pounds) Total materials required (pounds) Materials to purchase (pounds) Materials cost per pound Cost of direct materials purchases RAMOS COMPANY Direct Materials Budget April 442 May 570 June 544 units
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![Ramos Company provides the following budgeted production for the next four months.
April May
442
570
June
544
Units to produce
Each finished unit requires 5 pounds of direct materials. The company wants to end each month with direct materials inventory equal
to 30% of next month's production needs. Beginning direct materials inventory for April was 663 pounds. Direct materials cost $2 per
pound. Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June.
Units to produce
Materials needed for production (pounds)
Total materials required (pounds)
July
540
Materials to purchase (pounds)
Materials cost per pound
Cost of direct materials purchases
RAMOS COMPANY
Direct Materials Budget
April
442
May
570
June
544 units](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5eca8416-d7c5-41c2-9b8c-071af8113046%2F6ee36aac-f539-43a0-a238-6a0d6418bde8%2Fdsjraj8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
![Electro Company budgets production of 450,000 electric panels in the second quarter and 520,000 electric panels in the third
quarter. Each panel requires 0.80 pound of direct material at a cost of $1.70 per pound. The company desires to end each quarter with
an ending inventory of this material equal to 20% of next quarter's budgeted materials requirements. Beginning inventory of this
material is 72,000 pounds.
Prepare a direct materials budget for the second quarter.
Units to produce
ELECTRO COMPANY
Direct Materials Budget
Materials needed for production (pounds)
Total materials required
Materials to purchase (pounds)
Cost of direct materials purchases
Second Quarter
450,000 units](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5eca8416-d7c5-41c2-9b8c-071af8113046%2F6ee36aac-f539-43a0-a238-6a0d6418bde8%2F12fmqba_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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