Whistle manufactures referee whistles. At the end of February, Whistle has 2,000 pounds of steel for whistles inventory. Whistle expects to produce and sell 50,000 whistles in March. Each whistle requires a standard quality of .2 lbs of steel. Whistle wants to have 5,000 pounds of steel in inventory at the end of March. Whistle has no whistles in beginning finished goods inventory and doesn’t plan to have any whistles in ending finished goods inventory. Each pound of steel has a standard cost of $7. Prepare Whistle’s purchase budget for steel in March. How much does Whistle expect to spend on steel in March?

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Whistle manufactures referee whistles.  At the end of February, Whistle has 2,000 pounds of steel for whistles inventory.  Whistle expects to produce and sell 50,000 whistles in March.  Each whistle requires a standard quality of .2 lbs of steel.  Whistle wants to have 5,000 pounds of steel in inventory at the end of March.  Whistle has no whistles in beginning finished goods inventory and doesn’t plan to have any whistles in ending finished goods inventory.  Each pound of steel has a standard cost of $7.  Prepare Whistle’s purchase budget for steel in March.  How much does Whistle expect to spend on steel in March?