Roberts Corporation manufactures home cleaning products. One of the products, Quickclean, requires 2 pounds of Material A and 5 pounds of Material B per unit manufactured. Material A is purchased from the supplier for $0.30 per pound and Material B is purchased for $0.50 per pound. The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month should equal 4,000 units plus 25% of the next month's sales. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month (for either Material A or Material B) should equal 80% of the following month's production needs.

The production budget calls for 26,000 units of Quickclean to be manufactured in June and 32,000 units of Quickclean to be manufactured in July. On May 31 there will be 41,600 pounds of Material A and 104,000 pounds of Material B in inventory.

-The number of pounds of Material B to be purchased during June would be:

Question

The production budget calls for 26,000 units of Quickclean to be manufactured in June and 32,000 units of Quickclean to be manufactured in July. On May 31 there will be 41,600 pounds of Material A and 104,000 pounds of Material B in inventory.

-The number of pounds of Material B to be purchased during June would be:

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First, we need to calculate the total material needed in June. From the table, we can see that the total material required is 280,000 pounds.

Next, we need to calculate the amount of Material B needed based on its percentage contribution. We can see that Material B contributes 55% to the total material needed in June.

To calculate the amount of Material B needed, we can use the following formula:

Material B needed = Total material needed x Percentage contribution of Material B

Material B needed = 280,000 x 0.55

Material B needed = 154,000 pounds

Therefore, the best choice is C) 154,000 pounds.

Roberts Corporation Manufactures Home Cleaning Products