Harris Inc., has budgeted sales in units for the next five months as follows: Past experience has shown that the ending inventory for each month should be equal to 20% of the next month's sales in units. The inventory on May 31 contained 1,880 units. The company needs to prepare a production budget for the next five months. The total number of units produced in July should be:
A)9,260 units
B)7,700 units
C)7,800 units
D)7,900 units

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Harris Inc., has budgeted sales in units for the next five months as follows:  Past experience has shown that the ending inventory for each month should be equal to 20% of the next month's sales in units. The inventory on May 31 contained 1,880 units. The company needs to prepare a production budget for the next five months. The total number of units produced in July should be:
A)9,260 units 
B)7,700 units 
C)7,800 units 
D)7,900 units

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The Answer of Harris Inc., has budgeted sales in units for the next five months as follows:  Past experience has shown that the ending inventory for each month should be equal to 20% of the next month's sales in units. The inventory on May 31 contained 1,880 units. The company needs to prepare a production budget for the next five months. The total number of units produced in July should be:
A)9,260 units 
B)7,700 units 
C)7,800 units 
D)7,900 units