Preparing a Direct Materials Purchases Budget Patrick Inc. makes industrial solvents sold in 5-gallon drum containers. Planned production in units for the first 3 months of the coming year is: January 40,000 February 50,000 March 65,000 Each drum requires 6 gallons of chemicals and one plastic drum container. Company policy requires that ending inventories of raw materials for each month be 20% of the next month's production needs. That policy was met for the ending inventory of December in the prior year. The cost of one gallon of chemicals is $2.00. The cost of one drum is $1.60. Required
1. Calculate the ending inventory of chemicals in gallons for December of the prior year, and for January and February. What is the beginning inventory of chemicals for January? Round your answers to the nearest whole gallon. Ending inventory for December gallons Ending inventory for January gallons Ending inventory for February gallons Beginning inventory for January gallons
2. Prepare a direct material purchases budget for chemicals for the months of January and February. Round Dollar purchases the nearest dollar. Round all the other values to the nearest whole unit. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer