Question

Joe's Mart policy is to have 20% of the next month's sales on hand at the end of the current month. Projected sales for August, September, and October are 36,000 units, 31,000 units, and 41,000 units, respectively. How many units must be purchased in September?A. 16,000.B. 17,000.C. 22,000.D. 26,000.E. 28,000.

Answer 1

the number of units purchased in September is 33,000 units

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the number of units purchased in September is shown below:

= September sales + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory

= 31,000 + 41,000 × 20% - 31,000 × 20%

= 31,000 + 8,200 - 6,200

= 33,000 units

This is the answer but the same is not provided in the given options

hence, the number of units purchased in September is 33,000 units

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come

And, the same is to be considered