Response to the following problem:
Down Under Products, Ltd., of Australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows:
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Sales in units
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April
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50,000
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May
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75,000
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June
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90,000
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July
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80,000
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The company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. Past experience has shown that end-of-month inventory levels must equal 10% of the following month's sales. The inventory at the end of March was 5,000 units.
Required:
Prepare a production budget for the second quarter; in your budget, show the number of units to be produce each month and for the quarter intotal.