Jenkins. Inc. makes and sells candles. Each candle uses pound of wax. Budgeted production of candles in units for the next five months is as follows:

The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of wax equal to 30% of the following month's budgeted production needs. On March 31, there were 1,800 pounds of wax on hand. The cost of wax is $0.80 per pound. In good form, prepare a direct materials purchases budget for the April in the space provided. (Omit the heading.)
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March June April May July 15,500 14,000 12,000 14,500 13,900 Budgeted production