177) Coles Corporation, Inc. makes and sells a single product, Product R. Three yards of Material
K are needed to make one unit of Product R. Budgeted production of Product R for the next five
months is as follows:
The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of Material K equal to 20% of the
following month’s production needs. On July 31, this requirement was not met since only 2,500
yards of Material K were on hand. The cost of Material K is $0.85 per yard. The company wants to
prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget for the rest of the year.
The total cost of Material K to be purchased in August is:
A) $40,970
B) $48,200
C) $33,840
D) $42,300
Required production in units of finished goods
Raw materials required per unit of finished goods
3
Raw materials needed to meet the production schedule
(20% × 14,500 units × 3 yards per unit)
Total raw materials needs
Less beginning raw materials inventory
Raw materials to be purchased
Unit cost of raw materials
Cost of raw materials to be purchased