Bright Company manufactured mirrors which require 8 square feet of glass per

mirror. Bright anticipates production of 500 units in January, 700 units in February, and 1,700 units in March. Bright maintains glass on hand equal to 40 percent of thefollowing month's anticipated production requirements. The glass costs $3 per square foot. At the beginning of January, only 500 square feet of glass is on hand. How many square feet of glass should Bright plan in February? - 8,800 sq ft

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Tess Meyers

7 January, 05:32

Bright Company manufactured mirrors which require 8 square feet of glass per

mirror. Bright anticipates production of 500 units in January, 700 units in February, and 1,700 units in March. Bright maintains glass on hand equal to 40 percent of thefollowing month's anticipated production requirements. The glass costs $3 per square foot. At the beginning of January, only 500 square feet of glass is on hand. How many square feet of glass should Bright plan in February? - 8,800 sq ft

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Lea · Answer 1

8800 square feet are required in February.

Explanation:

For one mirror 8 square feet of glass is needed. Bright needs to produce 700 units in February. For one square foot, the glass costs $3. February's production needs 5600 square feet of glass. So it equals 700 * 8 square feet per unit. The end product should be 5440 feet of glass. This should be 1700 * 8 square feet per unit. So the ending inventory should be 5440 + 5600 which should be 11,040 units. Already 2240 feet are at the beginning of the month. So 8800 square feet is required in this month.