Rhett corporation manufactures and sells dress shirts. each shirt (unit) requires 3 yards of cloth. selected data from rhett's master budget for next quarter are shown below: april may june budgeted sales (in units) 26,000 28,000 32,000 budgeted production (in units) 28,000 32,000 36,000 desired ending inventory of cloth (in yards) 2,100 2,800 3,000 how many yards of cloth should rhett plan on purchasing in may?

Rhett corporation's  Plan on budgeted purchasing in may is 97,600 yards

Explanation:

Opening inventory of May = Closing inventory of April = 2100 yards

Budgeted production of May = 32,000 units

Closing inventory of May  = 2800 yards

Required inventory for producing 32,000 units

= 32,000 × 3 yards (per unit production of shirt) = 96,000 yards

 Plan on purchasing in may

 = Total yards needed - opening inventory + closing inventory

 = 96,000 - 2100 + 2800 = 97,600 yards

answer the amount a seller is paid minus the cost of production;