DeWitt Industries has adopted the following production budget for the first 4 months of 2020. Month Units Month Units January 10,340 March 5,440 February 8,480 April 4,230 Each unit requires 3 pounds of raw materials costing $4 per pound. On December 31, 2019, the ending raw materials inventory was 6,204 pounds. Management wants to have a raw materials inventory at the end of the month equal to 20% of next month’s production requirements. Prepare a direct materials purchases budget by month for the first quarter.

On january 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, north company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $32,000 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees’ salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $3,000 of federal income taxes, $772 of medical insurance deductions, and $260 of union dues. no employee earned > $7,000 in this first period. prepare the journal entry to record north company’s january 15 (employee) payroll expenses and liabilities.