Exercise 20-26 (30 minutes)
Preliminary calculations (sales, cost of sales, beginning and ending inventory)
August September October November
Sales………………………………………...…..……. $325,000 $ 320,000 $250,000 $310,000
Cost to sales percent……..........…..........…. x 60% x 60% x 60% x 60%
Cost of goods sold………..……....…........….. 195,000 192,000 150,000 186,000
Merchandise purchases budgets (* denotes from preliminary calculations)
August September October
Budgeted ending inventory (*)……………………$ 38,400 $ 30,000 $ 37,200
Add budgeted cost of goods sold (*)…..…….. 195,000 192,000 150,000
Cash payments for purchases (on accounts) in October
Dollars Percent Paid
For purchases from August…..….…….…….....$194,400 15% $ 29,160
For purchases from September……….….…….183,600 35 64,260
For purchases from October………………….….157,200 50 78,600
Total cash payments for purchases…........... $172,020
Exercise 20-27 (25 minutes)
1. Budgeted merchandise purchases
June July August
Ending accounts payable……………………..$ 200,000 $ 235,000 $ 195,000
Cash paid on accounts payable............... 1,490,000 1,425,000 1,495,000
Total payable during month…….…….……..1,690,000 1,660,000 1,690,000
2. Budgeted cost of goods sold
June July August
Beginning inventory……..…….…….…….…..$ 250,000 $ 400,000 $ 300,000
Plus purchases…………………………………….1,540,000 1,460,000 1,455,000