Qs 20-13 manufacturing: direct materials budget lo p1 miami solar manufactures solar panels for industrial use. the company budgets production of 5,000 units (solar panels) in july and 5,300 units in august. each unit requires 3 pounds of direct materials, which cost $6 per pound. the companyâs policy is to maintain direct materials inventory equal to 30% of the next monthâs direct materials requirement. as of june 30, the company has 4,500 pounds of direct materials in inventory, which complies with the policy. prepare a direct materials budget for july.

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.