According to an article in the wall street journal, unlike airlines, even elite hotels don't have sophisticated systems that can react quickly to changes in demand. even if they could, many hoteliers say people don't respond that much to lower rates. 'we've tested this, cutting our rates by $50 [per night], and we didn't see an appreciable response in occupancy,' says jim schultenover, a vice president for ritzminuscarlton. source: jesse drucker, "in times of beltminustightening, we seek reasonable rates", wall street journal, april 6, 2001. based on the information above, the demand for hotel rooms is?

Croy inc. has the following projected sales for the next five months: month sales in units april 3,850 may 3,875 june 4,260 july 4,135 august 3,590 croy’s finished goods inventory policy is to have 60 percent of the next month’s sales on hand at the end of each month. direct material costs $2.50 per pound, and each unit requires 2 pounds. raw materials inventory policy is to have 50 percent of the next month’s production needs on hand at the end of each month. raw materials on hand at march 31 totaled 3,741 pounds. 1. determine budgeted production for april, may, and june. 2. determine the budgeted cost of materials purchased for april, may, and june. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)