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 80,000 144,000 February 85,000 153,000 March 60,000 108,000 April 46,000 82,800 Company policy requires that ending inventories for each month be 15% of next month's sales. At the beginning of January, the inventory of peanut butter is 33,000 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 direct materials purchases budget for jars for the months of January and February. Please solve the table values with explanataion.  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       2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for peanuts for the months of 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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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 80,000 144,000
February 85,000 153,000
March 60,000 108,000
April 46,000 82,800

Company policy requires that ending inventories for each month be 15% of next month's sales. At the beginning of January, the inventory of peanut butter is 33,000 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 direct materials purchases budget for jars for the months of January and February. Please solve the table values with explanataion. 

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      

2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for peanuts for the months of 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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