ICANManagement InformationBudgeting and Budgetary Control2020

In preparing the production budget for Ibadan Foods Limited, the following data is available for April 2024: Budgeted sales = 25,000 units; Opening finished goods inventory = 4,000 units; Desired closing finished goods inventory = 6,500 units. What is the budgeted production quantity?

A22,500 units
B27,500 unitsCORRECT
C25,000 units
D35,500 units
AI
Toaster Teacher
Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
The production budget formula is: Budgeted Production = Budgeted Sales + Desired Closing Inventory – Opening Inventory = 25,000 + 6,500 – 4,000 = 27,500 units. Option A deducts closing inventory instead of adding it. Option C ignores inventory adjustments entirely. Option D incorrectly adds all three figures together.
Want this in Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa? Sign up free →

Practice more Management Information questions

ICAN Management Information has thousands more questions like this — with Worked answers on every one.