Qs 20-13 manufacturing: direct materials budget lo p1 miami solar manufactures solar panels for industrial use. the company budgets production of 5,000 units (solar panels) in july and 5,300 units in august. each unit requires 3 pounds of direct materials, which cost $6 per pound. the companyâs policy is to maintain direct materials inventory equal to 30% of the next monthâs direct materials requirement. as of june 30, the company has 4,500 pounds of direct materials in inventory, which complies with the policy. prepare a direct materials budget for july.

Rolston music company is considering the sale of a new sound board used in recording studios. the new board would sell for $27,200, and the company expects to sell 1,570 per year. the company currently sells 2,070 units of its existing model per year. if the new model is introduced, sales of the existing model will fall to 1,890 units per year. the old board retails for $23,100. variable costs are 57 percent of sales, depreciation on the equipment to produce the new board will be $1,520,000 per year, and fixed costs are $1,420,000 per year.if the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the annual ocf for the project?