Orr Company makes and sells a single product called a Bik. It takes six yards of Material A to make one Bik. Budgeted production of Biks for the next three months is as follows:                    Budgeted Biks to be Produced             February                  23,000 units March                     19,000 units April                     28,000 units  The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of Material A that are equal to 39% of the following month\'s production needs. The cost of Material A is $1.20 per yard. The company is in the process of preparing a direct materials purchases budget.  Calculate the total cost of Material A to be purchased in February.
    Step-1:Calculation of monthly production needs of materials                Month   February March April               Budgeted production             23,000                19,000                28,000     Materials per unit required 6 6 6     Total Materials Required        1,38,000           1,14,000           1,68,000               Step-2:Calculation of ending inventory of each month                Month    January February March    Next Month\'s production needs of materials           1,38,000           1,14,000 1,68,000    Ending Inventory @ 39%                  53,820                44,460      65,520              Step-3:Calculation of Cost of Material A           February March April    Materials required for production            1,38,000           1,14,000 1,68,000    Add: Ending Inventory                  44,460                65,520     Less:Beginning inventory                 53,820                44,460               Materials required to be purchased           1,28,640           1,35,060     Material cost per unit    $               1.20  $               1.20               Total cost of Material purchased  $       1,54,368 $       1,62,072                         Thus,          Total cost of Material A to be purchased in February $ 1,54,368