The purchase prices of rubber and steel are 120 and 080 per


Anticipated sales for Safety Grip Company were 42,000 passenger car tires and 19,000 truck tires. Rubber and steel belts are used in producing passenger car and truck tires as follows:

                                                                         Passenger Car                      Truck

Rubber                                                            35 Ibs. Per Unit                      75 Ibs. Per Unit

Steel Belts                                                      5 Ibs. Per Unit                        8 Ibs. Per Unit

The purchase prices of rubber and steel are $1.20 and $0.80 per pound, respectively. The desired ending inventories of rubber and steel belts are 40,000 and 10,000 pounds, respectively.

The estimated beginning inventories for rubber and steel belts are 46,000 and 8,000 pounds, respectively. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for Safety Grip Company for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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