Fosnight Enterprises prepared the following sales budget: Month Budgeted Sales March April May June The expected gross profit rate is % and the inventory at the end of February was . Desired inventory levels at the end of the month are % of the next month's cost of goods sold. What are the total purchases budgeted for May?

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Fosnight Enterprises prepared the following sales budget:

Month       Budgeted Sales

March         $6,000

April            $13,000

May             $11,000

June            $20,000

The expected gross profit rate is  20% and the inventory at the end of February was  $7,000.  Desired inventory levels at the end of the month are  30%  of the next month's cost of goods sold.  What are the total purchases budgeted for May?

Purchases - May = $10960

Explanation:

To calculate the total value of purchases that are budgeted for May, we first need to calculate the cost of goods sold and the opening and closing inventory for May.

As the gross profit margin is 20%, the cost of goods sold will be 80% of sales.

Cost of goods sold for May = 0.8 * 11000 = $8800

Cost of goods sold for June = 0.8 * 20000 = $16000

Opening inventory - May = 8800 * 0.3  = $2640

Closing Inventory - May = 16000 * 0.3  = $4800

Purchases = Closing Inventory + Cost of Goods Sold for the month - Opening Inventory

Purchases - May = 4800 + 8800 - 2640

Purchases - May = $10960

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