Exercise $20-8($Algo$)$ Manufacturing: Direct materials budget LO P$1$

Zira Company reports the following production budget for the next four months. Each finished unit requires six pounds of direct materials, and the company wants to end each month with direct materials inventory equal to $40\%$ of next month's production needs. Beginning direct materials inventory for April was $1,262$ pounds. Direct materials cost $$3$ per pound.

Prepare a direct materials budget for April, May, and June. $($Round your answers to the nearest whole number.$)$