Osage Inc. has actual sales for May and June and forecast sales for July, August, September, and October as follows:

Actual:
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,300 units
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . 8,700 units
Forecast:
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,400 units
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . 9,500 units
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 7,800 units
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 7,400 units

Required:

a. The firm’s policy is to have finished goods inventory on hand at the end of the month that is equal to 80% of the next month’s sales. It is currently estimated that there will be 6,600 units on hand at the end of June. Calculate the number of units to be produced in each of the months of July, August, and September.

b. Each unit of finished product requires four pounds of raw materials. The firm’s policy is to have raw material inventory on hand at the end of each month that is equal to 70% of the next month’s estimated usage. It is currently estimated that 26,000 pounds of raw materials will be on hand at the end of June. Calculate the number of pounds of raw materials to be purchased in each of the months of July and August.