gertrude has an ending finished goods inventory policy of 10% of the next month's sales needs. each unit requires 5 pounds of chemical a and 14 pounds of chemical b. july 1 materials inventory includes 8,600 pounds of chemical a and 76,000 pounds of chemical b. gertrude desires to maintain a chemical a inventory equal to 20% of next month's production needs and a chemical b inventory equal to 100% of next month's production needs.
