Jackson Inc. produces leather handbags. The production budget for the next four months is: July 5,000 units, August 7,000, September 7,500, October 8,000. Each handbag requires 0.5 square meters of leather. Jackson Inc’s leather inventory policy is 30% of next month’s production needs. On July 1 leather inventory was expected to be 1,000 square meters. What will leather purchases be in August? A. 7,150 square meters B. 3,575 square meters C. 7,075 square meters D. 3,425 square meters