Use the Following Information for the Next 2 Questions

question 69

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for the next 2 questions.
Matz Company expects to sell 24,000 units of finished goods over the next 6-month period. The company has 10,000 units on hand and its managers want to have 14,000 units on hand at the end of the period. To produce one unit of finished product, two units of direct materials are needed. Matz has 100,000 units of direct material on hand and has budgeted for an ending inventory of 110,000 units.
-What is the amount of direct material to be purchased (in units) ?

• A) 38,000
• B) 46,000
• C) 66,000
• D) 18,000

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