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messages.content: just provide the final figures for each of the questions.Milo Company manufactures beach umbrellas. The company is preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter and has assembled the following information to assist in the budget preparation:
  
  The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in units):
  
  July    35,500    October    25,500
  August    81,000    November    12,000
  September    50,000    December    12,500
  
  The selling price of the beach umbrellas is $14 per unit.
  All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern:
  
  30%    in the month of sale
  65%    in the month following sale
  5%    uncollectible
  
  Sales for June totaled $420,000.
  The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 15% of the following month’s sales. This requirement will be met at the end of June.
  Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden, a material that is sometimes hard to acquire. Therefore, the company requires that the ending inventory of Gilden be equal to 50% of the following month’s production needs. The inventory of Gilden on hand at the beginning and end of the quarter will be:
  
  June 30    84,650    feet
  September 30    ?    feet
  
  Gilden costs $0.60 per foot. One-half of a month’s purchases of Gilden is paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable on July 1 for purchases of Gilden during June will be $43,890.
  4. Calculate the quantity of Gilden (in feet) that needs to be purchased by month and in total, for the third quarter.
  
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messages.content: To calculate the quantity of Gilden that needs to be purchased by month and in total for the third quarter, we first need to determine the production needs for each month based on the sales estimates. Then we can calculate the Gilden requirements and purchases.
  
  1. **Production needs based on sales estimates:**
  
  July: 35,500 units
  August: 81,000 units
  September: 50,000 units
  October: 25,500 units
  November: 12,000 units
  December: 12,500 units
  
  2. **Gilden requirements per unit:**
  
  Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden.
  
  3. **Gilden requirements for production:**
  
  July: 35,500 units * 4 feet/unit = 142,000 feet
  August: 81,000 units * 4 feet/unit = 324,000 feet
  September: 50,000 units * 4 feet/unit = 200,000 feet
  October: 25,500 units * 4 feet/unit = 102,000 feet
  November: 12,000 units * 4 feet/unit = 48,000 feet
  December: 12,500 units * 4 feet/unit = 50,000 feet
  
  4. **Ending inventory requirement for Gilden:**
  
  The ending inventory of Gilden should be equal to 50% of the following month's production needs.
  
  - End of July: 50% of August's needs = 0.5 * 324,000 feet = 162,000 feet
  - End of August: 50% of September's needs = 0.5 * 200,000 feet = 100,000 feet
  - End of September: 50% of October's needs = 0.5 * 102,000 feet = 51,000 feet
  - End of October: 50% of November's needs = 0.5 * 48,000 feet = 24,000 feet
  - End of November: 50% of December's needs = 0.5 * 50,000 feet = 25,000 feet
  
  5. **Gilden purchases for each month:**
  
  To meet the production needs and ending inventory requirements, the company needs to purchase:
  
  - July: 142,000 feet (production) + 162,000 feet (inventory) = 304,000 feet
  - August: 324,000 feet (production) + 100,000 feet (inventory) = 424,000 feet
  - September: 200,000 feet (production) + 51,000 feet (inventory) = 251,000 feet
  - October: 102,000 feet (production) + 24,000 feet (inventory) = 126,000 feet
  - November: 48,000 feet (production) + 25,000 feet (inventory) = 73,000 feet
  
  6. **Total Gilden purchases for the third quarter:**
  
  July + August + September + October + November = 304,000 feet + 424,000 feet + 251,000 feet + 126,000 feet + 73,000 feet = 1,178,000 feet
  
  **Final figures:**
  
  - July: 304,000 feet
  - August: 424,000 feet
  - September: 251,000 feet
  - October: 126,000 feet
  - November: 73,000 feet
  - Total for the third quarter: 1,178,000 feet
messages.role: user
messages.content: just provide the final figures for each of the questions.Milo Company manufactures beach umbrellas. The company is preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter and has assembled the following information to assist in the budget preparation:
  
  The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in units):
  
  July    35,500    October    25,500
  August    81,000    November    12,000
  September    50,000    December    12,500
  
  The selling price of the beach umbrellas is $14 per unit.
  All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern:
  
  30%    in the month of sale
  65%    in the month following sale
  5%    uncollectible
  
  Sales for June totaled $420,000.
  The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 15% of the following month’s sales. This requirement will be met at the end of June.
  Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden, a material that is sometimes hard to acquire. Therefore, the company requires that the ending inventory of Gilden be equal to 50% of the following month’s production needs. The inventory of Gilden on hand at the beginning and end of the quarter will be:
  
  June 30    84,650    feet
  September 30    ?    feet
  
  Gilden costs $0.60 per foot. One-half of a month’s purchases of Gilden is paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable on July 1 for purchases of Gilden during June will be $43,890.
  5. Calculate the cost of the raw material (Gilden) purchases by month and in total, for the third quarter.
  
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messages.content: To calculate the cost of the raw material (Gilden) purchases by month and in total for the third quarter, we'll first determine the total Gilden purchases for each month, as calculated in the previous response. Then we'll multiply these quantities by the cost per foot of Gilden.
  
  1. **Gilden purchases by month (from the previous response):**
  	* July: 304,000 feet
  	* August: 424,000 feet
  	* September: 251,000 feet
  	* October: 126,000 feet
  	* November: 73,000 feet
  2. **Cost per foot of Gilden:** $0.60
  3. **Cost of Gilden purchases by month:**
  
  July: 304,000 feet * $0.60/foot = $182,400
  August: 424,000 feet * $0.60/foot = $254,400
  September: 251,000 feet * $0.60/foot = $150,600
  October: 126,000 feet * $0.60/foot = $75,600
  November: 73,000 feet * $0.60/foot = $43,800
  
  4. **Total cost of Gilden purchases for the third quarter:**
  
  July + August + September + October + November = $182,400 + $254,400 + $150,600 + $75,600 + $43,800 = $706,800
  
  **Final figures:**
  
  * July: $182,400
  * August: $254,400
  * September: $150,600
  * October: $75,600
  * November: $43,800
  * Total for the third quarter: $706,800
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messages.content: September Purchases: 177,300 feet is wrong