Zoom Pte Ltd has prepared the following budget for the next three months:     January February March Sales in units 16,000 21,000 20,000 Production in units 17,000 19,000 18,000   One kg of material is required for each finished unit. The inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 20% of the following month's production needs. Purchases of raw materials for January would be budgeted to be: Question 17 options:   1)  17,400 kg   2)  19,000 kg   3)  23,000 kg   4)  18,800 kg

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Zoom Pte Ltd has prepared the following budget for the next three months:
 

 

January

February

March

Sales in units

16,000

21,000

20,000

Production in units

17,000

19,000

18,000


 
One kg of material is required for each finished unit. The inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 20% of the following month's production needs. Purchases of raw materials for January would be budgeted to be:

Question 17 options:

 

1) 

17,400 kg
 

2) 

19,000 kg
 

3) 

23,000 kg
 

4) 

18,800 kg

 

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