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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 companys products. The company now is 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: The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must equal 2,000 units of Supermix plus 25% of the next months sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 14,250 units. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must equal one-half of the following months production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 75,375 cc of solvent H300. The company maintains no work in process inventories. A monthly sales budget for Supermix for the third and fourth quarters of the year follows. Budgeted Unit Sales July 49,000 August 54,000 September 64,000 October 44,000 November 34,000 December 24,000 Required: 1. Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, 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. Required 1Required 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 Direct Materials Budget July August September Third Quarter Required production in units of finished goods 150,750 169,500 177,000 497,250 Units of raw materials needed per unit of finished goods cc cc cc cc Units of raw materials needed to meet production 64,500 72,000 77,000 54,500 Add: Desired units of ending raw materials inventory 84,750 88,500 62,250 62,250 Total units of raw materials needed Less: Units of beginning raw materials inventory Units of raw materials to be purchased

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