Question

July August September Expected sales $490,000 $540,000 $580,000 Abet's cost of goods sold is 60% of sales dollars. At the end of each month, Abet wants a merchandise inventory balance equal to 25% of the following month's expected cost of goods sold. What dollar amount of merchandise inventory should Abet plan to purchase in August

Answer 1

Purchases= $330,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Sales:

August $540,000

September $580,000

Abet's cost of goods sold is 60% of sales dollars.

Abet wants a merchandise inventory balance equal to 25% of the following month's expected cost of goods sold.

To calculate the purchases for August, we need to use the following formula:

Purchases= sales + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory

Purchases= (540,000*0.6) + (580,000*0.6)*0.25 - (540,000*0.6)*0.25

Purchases= 324,000 + 87,000 - 81,000

Purchases= $330,000