Cahuilla Corporation Predicts the Following Sales in Units for the Coming

Multiple Choice

Cahuilla Corporation predicts the following sales in units for the coming four months: Each month's ending Finished Goods Inventory in units should be 40% of the next month's sales.March 31 Finished Goods inventory is 96 units.A finished unit requires five pounds of direct material B at a cost of $2.00 per pound.The March 31 Raw Materials Inventory has 200 pounds of direct material B.Each month's ending Raw Materials Inventory should be 30% of the following month's production needs.
-The budgeted purchases of pounds of direct material B during May should be:

A) 1,422 lbs.
B) 288 lbs.
C) 1,854 lbs.
D) 276 lbs.
E) 1,008 lbs.