$\backslash$table$[[,$October,November,December$],[$Sales in units,$17,000,24,000,20,000],[$Production in units,$20,000,21,000,20,100]]$

One pound of material is required for each finished unit. The inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal $30\%$ of the following month's production needs. Purchases of raw materials for November would be budgeted to be:

Multiple Choice

$21,270$ pounds

$18,270$ pounds

$20,730$ pounds

$20,630$ pounds