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11 October, 11:02

Pasadena Candle Inc. budgeted production of 730,000 candles for the January. Wax is required to produce a candle. Assume 13 ounces of wax is required for each candle. The estimated January 1 wax inventory is 18,600 pounds. The desired January 31 wax inventory is 13,600 pounds. If candle wax costs $1.60 per pound, determine the direct materials purchases budget for January. (One pound = 16 ounces.) Round all computed answers to the nearest whole number. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

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  1. 11 October, 13:09
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    Direct material budget (in pounds) = 588,125

    Direct material budget ($) = $941,000

    Explanation:

    Giving the following information:

    Production = 730,000 candles

    Direct material required for each unit:

    13 ounces of wax

    The estimated January 1 wax inventory is 18,600 pounds.

    The desired January 31 wax inventory is 13,600 pounds.

    Candle wax costs $1.60 per pound.

    The direct material purchases are determined by the production requirements, the beginning inventory, and the ending inventory.

    First, we need to calculate the amount of wax for the period:

    Production = 730,000 candles*13 ounces = 9,490,000 ounces

    In pounds = 9,490,000/16 = 593,125 pounds.

    Direct material budget (in pounds) = Production for the month + ending inventory - beginning inventory

    Direct material budget (in pounds) = 593,125 + 13,600 - 18,600 = 588,125

    Direct material budget ($) = 588,125*1.6 = $941,000
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