available.

a$.$ Prepare a purchases budget for the first quarter of the year in units, in total, and in dollars.

Note: Do not use a negative sign with your answers.

$\backslash$table$[[,$January,February,March,Quarter$],[$Units produced,$8,000,20,000,28,000$ V$,56,000],[$Pounds per unit,x$2,\backslash$times $2,\backslash$times $2,\backslash$times $2],[$Pounds needed,$16,000,40,000,56,000>,112,000>],[$El in pounds,$4,000$ x$,5,000$ x$,7,000$ x$,16,000$ x$],[$Total required,$20,000$ x$,45,000$ x$,63,000$ x$,128,000$ x$],[$Less BI$,0,20,000$ x$,45,000$ x$,65,000$ x$],[$Pounds to purchase,$20,000$ x$,25,000$ x$,18,000,63,000$ x$],[$Cost per pound,x $$7,\backslash$times $$7,\backslash$times $$7,\backslash$times $$7],[$Total cost of RM$,$$ $140,000$ x$,$$ $175,000$ x$,126,000$ x$,$$ $441,000$