Exercise 8-10 (continued)
3. Direct materials budget:
Required production in units of finished goods …….
Units of raw materials needed per unit of finished
goods ………………………………………………………
Units of raw materials needed to meet production ..
Add desired units of ending raw materials
inventory …………………………………………………..
Total units of raw materials needed …………………..
Less units of beginning raw materials inventory …..
Units of raw materials to be purchased ………………
* 28,000 units (October production) × 3 cc per unit = 84,000 cc;
84,000 cc × 1/2 = 42,000 cc.
As shown in part (1), production is greatest in September; however, as shown in the raw material
purchases budget, purchases of materials are greatest a month earlier—in August. The reason for the
large purchases of materials in August is that the materials must be on hand to support the heavy
production scheduled for September.