Swifty Industries has budgeted the following unit sales:
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The finished goods units on hand on December was units. Each unit of finished goods requires pounds of direct materials that are estimated to cost an average of $ per pound. It is the company's policy to maintain a finished goods inventory at the end of each month equal to of next month's anticipated sales. The company also has a policy of maintaining a direct materials inventory at the end of each month equal to of the pounds needed for the following month's production. There were pounds of direct materials on hand at December
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For the first quarter of prepare a production budget.