1A4I STEVENS COMPANY MANUFACTURES ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS USED IN AUTOM...

56. CSO: 1A4a LOS: 1A4i

Stevens Company manufactures electronic components used in automobile

manufacturing. Each component uses two raw materials, Geo and Clio. Standard usage

of the two materials required to produce one finished electronic component, as well as the

current inventory, are shown below.

Standard

Material Per Unit Price Current Inventory

Geo 2.0 pounds $15/lb. 5,000 pounds

Clio 1.5 pounds $10/lb. 7,500 pounds

Stevens forecasts sales of 20,000 components for the next two production periods.

Company policy dictates that 25% of the raw materials needed to produce the next

period’s projected sales be maintained in ending direct materials inventory.

Based on this information, the budgeted direct material purchases for the coming period

would be

Geo Clio

a. $450,000 $450,000.

b. $675,000 $300,000.

c. $675,000 $400,000.

d. $825,000 $450,000.