Assume a merchandising company’s estimated sales for January, February, and March are $105,000, $125,000, and $115,000, respectively. Its cost of goods sold is always 30% of its sales. The company always maintains ending merchandise inventory equal to 10% of next month’s cost of goods sold. What are the required merchandise purchases for January?

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Cahuilla Corporation predicts the following sales in units for the coming four months: April May June July Sales in units 240 280 300 240 Each month's ending Finished Goods Inventory should be 40% of the next month's sales. March 31 finished goods inventory is 96 units. A finished unit requires five pounds of direct material B at a cost of $2.00 per pound. The March 31 Raw Materials Inventory has 200 pounds of B. Each month's ending Raw Materials Inventory should be 30% of the following month's production needs. The budgeted production for May is: Select one: a. 288 units. b. 400 units. c. 232 units. d. 280 units. e. 168 units. Clear my choice

XYZ Company prices its products by adding 30% to its cost. XYZ anticipates sales of $715,000 in March, $728,000 in April, and $624,000 in May. XYZ’s policy is to have on hand enough inventories at the end of the month to cover 25% of the next month’s sales. What will be the cost of the inventory that ABC should budget for purchases in April? Solution: Cost of Inventory = Sales price/1.3 March cost of inventory $715,000/1.3 $550,000 April cost of inventory $728,000/1.3 $560,000 May cost of inventory $624,000/1.3 $480,000   Ending Inventory = Beginning inventory + purchases – cost of goods sold (cogs) April ending inventory $480,000 x 25% $120,000 Beginning inventory $560,000 x 25% $140,000 $120,000 = $140,000 + purchases – cost of goods sold (cogs)

Narai Co. has a desired ending inventory of 30% of the next months forecasted sales. In turn, their cost of goods sold is 60%, and their forecasted sales for the months of March, April, May, June, and July are as follows: $750,000, $880,000, $700,000, $800,000, and $900,000 respectively. Purchases for the months of February and March were $500,000 and $360,000 and their purchases are paid as follows: 10% during the month of the purchase 80% in the next month and the final 10% in the next month.   Required: Prepare budget schedules for the months of April, May, and June for required purchases and also for disbursements for purchases.

Trailers Company expects to sell 6,500 units for $155 each for a total of $1,007,500 in January and 2,300 units for $200 each for a total of $460,000 in February. The company expécts cost of goods sold to average 50% of sales revenue, and the company expects to sell 5,000 units in March for $200 each. Trailers' target ending inventory is $20,000 plus 50% of the next month's cost of goods sold. Prepare Trailers' inventory, purchases, and cost of goods sold budget for January and February. Trailers Company Inventory, Purchases, and Cost of Goods Sold Budget Two months Ended January 31 and February 28 January Cost of goods sold Plus: Desired ending merchandise inventory Total merchandise inventory required Less: Beginning merchandise inventory Budgeted purchases 503750 135000 638750 February 230000 520000 750000

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