Forrest Company manufactures phone chargers and has a JIT policy that ending inventory should equal 10% of the next month’s estimated unit sales. It estimates that October’s actual ending inventory will consist of 40,000 units. November and December sales are estimated to be 400,000 and 350,000 units, respectively. Compute the number of units to be produced in November.

Forrest Company manufactures phone chargers and has a JIT policy that ending inventory should equal 10% of the next month’s estimated unit sales. It estimates that October’s actual ending inventory will consist of 40,000 units. November and December sales are estimated to be 400,000 and 350,000 units, respectively. Compute the number of units to be produced in November.

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