Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia.Three cubic centimeters (cc) of solvent H300 are required to manufacture each unit of Supermix, one ofthe company’s products. The company is now planning raw materials needs for the third quarter, the quarter in which peak sales of Supermix occur. To keep production and sales moving smoothly, the companyhas the following inventory requirements:a. The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to 3,000 units ofSupermix plus 20% of the next month’s sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted tobe 10,000 units.b. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to one-half of thefollowing month’s production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 isbudgeted to be 54,000 cc of solvent H300.c. The company maintains no work in process inventories.A sales budget for Supermix for the last six months of the year follows.Budgeted Salesin UnitsJuly ..................................................... 35,000August ................................................ 40,000September .......................................... 50,000October ............................................... 30,000November ........................................... 20,000December ........................................... 10,000Required:1. Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, September, and October.2. Examine the production budget that you prepared in (1) above. Why will the company produce moreunits than it sells in July and August, and fewer units than it sells in September and October?3. Prepare a direct materials budget showing the quantity of solvent H300 to be purchased for July,August, and September, and for the quarter in total.
Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia.
Three cubic centimeters (cc) of solvent H300 are required to manufacture each unit of Supermix, one of
the company’s products. The company is now planning raw materials needs for the third quarter, the quarter in which peak sales of Supermix occur. To keep production and sales moving smoothly, the company
has the following inventory requirements:
a. The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to 3,000 units of
Supermix plus 20% of the next month’s sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted to
be 10,000 units.
b. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to one-half of the
following month’s production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 is
budgeted to be 54,000 cc of solvent H300.
c. The company maintains no work in process inventories.
A sales budget for Supermix for the last six months of the year follows.
Budgeted Sales
in Units
July ..................................................... 35,000
August ................................................ 40,000
September .......................................... 50,000
October ............................................... 30,000
November ........................................... 20,000
December ........................................... 10,000
Required:
1. Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, September, and October.
2. Examine the production budget that you prepared in (1) above. Why will the company produce more
units than it sells in July and August, and fewer units than it sells in September and October?
3. Prepare a direct materials budget showing the quantity of solvent H300 to be purchased for July,
August, and September, and for the quarter in total.
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