Answer:
Purchases= 55,780 pounds
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production= 1270 boxes
Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix
Bramble has 4,600 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 4500 pounds in ending inventory.
To calculate the purchase required, we need to use the following formula:
Purchases= production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory
Purchases= 1,270*44 + 4,500 - 4,600
Purchases= 55,780 pounds