Walt ’ s Whistles manufactures referee whistles.

Question

At the end of February, Walt ’ s has 2,000 pounds of steel for whistles in inventory.

Walt ’ s expects to produce and sell 50,000 whistles in March.

Each whistle requires a standard quantity of 0.2 pounds of steel.

Walt wants to have 5,000 pounds of steel in inventory at the end of March.

Walt ’ s has no whistles in beginning finished goods inventory and does not plan to have any whistles in ending finished goods inventory.

Each pound of steel has a standard cost of $7.00.

Prepare Walt ’ s purchase budget for steel in March.

How much does Walt ’ s expect to spend on steel in March?

Anticipated steel expenditure: $