Kabuki Company's Policy Is to Have 16% of the Next $$\begin{array} { l l l l } & \text { March } & \text { April } & \text { May } \\\text { Expected Sales Units } & 9,400 & 8,900 & 7,300\end{array}$$

Multiple Choice

Kabuki Company's policy is to have 16% of the next month's sales as desired ending inventory. Estimated sales are shown in the table below. Given this data, what is Kabuki's estimated purchases for April?
$$\begin{array} { l l l l } & \text { March } & \text { April } & \text { May } \\\text { Expected Sales Units } & 9,400 & 8,900 & 7,300\end{array}$$

A) 8,584
B) 9,176
C) 8,644
D) 9,256
E) 9,000