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Zira Company reports the following production budget for the next four months. Each finished unit requires six pounds of direct materials, and 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 1,249 pounds. Direct materials cost $4 per pound.Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)   April May June JulyUnits to produce 694 735 727 707

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Zira Company reports the following production budget for the next four months. Each finished unit requires six pounds of direct materials, and 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 1,249 pounds. Direct materials cost $4 per pound.Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)   April May June JulyUnits to produce 694 735 727 707

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To prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June, we need to calculate the direct materials needed for production and desired ending inventory for each month.

  1. Direct materials needed for production:

    • April: 694 units * 6 pounds/unit = 4,164 pounds
    • May: 735 units * 6 pounds/unit = 4,410 pounds
    • June: 727 units * 6 pounds/unit = 4,362 pounds
  2. Desired ending inventory:

    • April: May's production needs (4,410 pounds) * 30% = 1,323 pounds
    • May: June's production needs (4,362 pounds) * 30% = 1,309 pounds
    • June: July's production needs (707 units * 6 pounds/unit = 4,242 pounds) * 30% = 1,273 pounds
  3. Total materials requirements:

    • April: 4,164 pounds (for production) + 1,323 pounds (for ending inventory) = 5,487 pounds
    • May: 4,410 pounds (for production) + 1,309 pounds (for ending inventory) = 5,719 pounds
    • June: 4,362 pounds (for production) + 1,273 pounds (for ending inventory) = 5,635 pounds
  4. Beginning inventory:

    • April: 1,249 pounds (given)
    • May: April's ending inventory = 1,323 pounds
    • June: May's ending inventory = 1,309 pounds
  5. Direct materials to purchase:

    • April: 5,487 pounds (total requirements) - 1,249 pounds (beginning inventory) = 4,238 pounds
    • May: 5,719 pounds (total requirements) - 1,323 pounds (beginning inventory) = 4,396 pounds
    • June: 5,635 pounds (total requirements) - 1,309 pounds (beginning inventory) = 4,326 pounds
  6. Cost of direct materials to purchase:

    • April: 4,238 pounds * 4/pound=4/pound = 16,952
    • May: 4,396 pounds * 4/pound=4/pound = 17,584
    • June: 4,326 pounds * 4/pound=4/pound = 17,304

So, the direct materials budget for April, May, and June would be 16,952,16,952, 17,584, and $17,304 respectively.

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