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A Sales Budget Is Given Below for One of the Products

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A sales budget is given below for one of the products manufactured by Reyes, Ltd.
 Month  Sales Budget in Units  July 36,000 August 40,000 September 48,000 October 52,000 November 38,000 December 31,000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Month } & \text { Sales Budget in Units } \\\hline \text { July } & 36,000 \\\hline \text { August } & 40,000 \\\hline \text { September } & 48,000 \\\hline \text { October } & 52,000 \\\hline \text { November } & 38,000 \\\hline \text { December } & 31,000 \\\hline\end{array}
The inventory of finished goods at the end of each month must be equal to 30% of the next month's sales. On June 30, the finished goods inventory totaled 16,800 units.
Each unit of product requires four pounds of material. The company has a policy of maintaining a material inventory at the end of each month equal to 25% of the next month's production needs.
This requirement was met on July 1 of the current year.
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Prepare a budget showing the quantity of material to be purchased for August.

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