Stillwater Corporation Manufactures Outdoor Planters The Ending Inventory for Each Month Should Be Equal to the Planters

Stillwater Corporation manufactures outdoor planters.Budgeted sales and production data for the planters are as follows: $$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Manth } 1 \text { budgeted unit sales } & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Manth } 2 \text { budgeted unit sales } & 2,500 \\\hline \text { Manth 3 budgeted unit sales } & 3,200 \\\hline \text { Manth 1 budgeted unit production } & 2,400 \\\hline \text { Manth } 2 \text { budgeted unit production } & 2,700 \\\hline \text { Manth } 3 \text { budgeted unit production } & 3,500 \\\hline \text { Raw material required for each finished unit (1n pounds) } & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The ending inventory for each month should be equal to 20% of the next month's production needs.Each planter requires one pound of clay in its manufacture.Stillwater Corporation has a policy that the inventory of clay at the end of each month needs to be equal to 20% of the production needs for the following month.At the beginning of January,480 pounds of clay were in inventory.How many pounds of clay would Stillwater Corporation need to purchase in February?

A) 2,660
B) 2,840
C) 2,860
D) 3,640