A sales budget is given below for one of the products manufactured by Dollie (Pty Ltd):
Sales Budget in Units:
July - 18,000
August - 20,000
September - 24,000
October - 26,000
November - 19,000
December - 16,000
The inventory of finished goods at the end of each month must be equal to 5,000 units plus 10% of the next month's sales. On June 30, the finished goods inventory totaled 6,800 units. Each unit of product requires three kilograms of a special substance extract known as QP-10. Sometimes the substance is in short supply; for this reason, the company has a policy of maintaining an inventory at the end of each month equal to one-half of the next month's production needs. This requirement was met on July 1 of the current year.
Required:
Prepare a budget showing the quantity of QP-10 to be purchased for September.
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Direct Materials Budget