(Solved): Production Budget and Direct Materials Purchases Budgets Peanut Land Inc. produces all-natural org ...

Production Budget and Direct Materials Purchases Budgets 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: 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 36,000 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 production budget for the first quarter of the year. Show the number of jars that should be produced each month as well as for the quarter in total. 2. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for jars for the months of January and February. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for peanuts for the months of January and February.