Question

Hlleym762 Inc. is a merchandising company. Last month the company's cost of goods sold was $62,600. The company's beginning merchandise inventory was $16,600 and its ending merchandise inventory was $25,200. What was the total amount of the company's merchandise purchases for the month?

Answer 1

Purchases = $71200

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the Cost of Goods Section from the Income statement, we can calculate the Purchases of merchandise for the month. The cost of Goods sold is calculated as follows,

Cost of Goods Sold = Opening Inventory + Purchases - Closing Inventory

As we already have values for Cost of Goods Sold, Opening inventory and closing inventory, we can plug the values in the above formula to calculate the value of purchases.

62600 = 16600 + Purchases - 25200

62600 + 25200 - 16600 = Purchases

Purchases = $71200