Fuson Corporation makes one product and has provided the following information to help prepare the master budget for the next four months of operations: Budgeted selling price per unit$118Budgeted unit sales (all on credit): October 9,600November 10,100December 13,700January 11,300 Raw materials requirement per unit of output 3poundsRaw materials cost$4.00per poundDirect labor requirement per unit of output 2.7direct labor-hoursDirect labor wage rate$23.00per direct labor-hourPredetermined overhead rate (all variable)$12.00per direct labor-hour Credit sales are collected:30% in the month of the sale70% in the following month Raw materials purchases are paid:30% in the month of purchase70% in the following month The ending finished goods inventory should equal 10% of

Question

the following month's sales. The ending raw materials inventory should equal 10% of the following month's raw materials production needs. If 40,380 pounds of raw materials are required for production in December, then the budgeted raw material purchases for November is closest to:

A. 31,380 pounds
B. 38,556 pounds
C. 35,418 pounds
D. 32,280 pounds

Answer 1

Answer: D