Question

Garfield Corp. expects to sell 1,300 units of its pet beds in March and 900 units in April. Each unit sells for $110. Garfield’s ending inventory policy is 30 percent of the following month’s sales. Garfield pays its supplier $40 per unit. Prepare Garfield’s purchases budget for March.

Answer 1

Answer:

$62,800

Explanation:

Following Garfield Corp's policy, the number of pet beds that must be purchased, assuming no initial inventory, is given by the expected number of sales in March (1,300 units) added to 30% of the expected sales in April (30% of 900 units):

$n=1,300 +(0.3*900)\\n=1,570\ units$

Since the company purchases each pet bed for $40, total budgeted purchases are:

$P=\ 40*n=\ 40*1,570\\P=\ 62,800$

Garfield Corp's total budgeted purchases for March are $62,800.