Florida Co. manufactures a single product and keeps its inventory of finsihed goods at 75% of the coming month's budgeted sales and inventory of raw materials at 50% of the coming month's budgeted production needs. Each unit of product requires two pounds of materials. The production budget in units: May, 1,000; June 1,200; July, 1,300; August, 1,600. How many pounds of materials will be purchased for June?

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Florida Co. manufactures a single product and keeps its inventory of finsihed goods at 75% of the coming month's budgeted sales and inventory of raw materials at 50% of the coming month's budgeted production needs. Each unit of product requires two pounds of materials. The production budget in units: May, 1,000; June 1,200; July, 1,300; August, 1,600. How many pounds of materials will be purchased for June?

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