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   Peanut Land Inc. produces all-natural organic peanut butter. The peanut butter is sold in 12-ounce jars. The sales budget for the first four months of the year is as follows:

   	Unit Sales	Dollar Sales ($)
   January	40,000	72,000
   February	45,000	81,000
   March	60,000	108,000
   April	42,000	75,600

   Company policy requires that ending inventories for each month be 20% of next month's sales. At the beginning of January, the inventory of peanut butter is 37,000 jars.
   
   Each jar of peanut butter needs two raw materials: 24 ounces of peanuts and one jar. 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 on January 1.

   Required:

   1. Prepare a production budget for the first quarter of the year. Show the number of jars that should be produced each month as well as for the quarter in total.

   Peanut Land Inc.
   Production Budget
   For the First Quarter of the Year
   	January	February	March	Total
   Sales
   Desired ending inventory
   Total needs
   Less: Beginning inventory
   Units produced

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   2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for jars for the months of January and February.

   Peanut Land Inc.
   Direct Materials Purchases Budget for Jars
   For January and February
   	January	February	Total
   Production
   Jar
   Jars for production
   Desired ending inventory
   Total needs
   Less: Beginning inventory
   Jars purchased

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   Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for peanuts for the months of January and February.

   Peanut Land Inc.
   Direct Materials Purchases Budget for Peanuts
   For January and February
   	January	February	Total
   Production
   Ounces
   Ounces for production
   Desired ending inventory
   Total needs
   Less: Beginning inventory
   Ounces purchased

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