Blossom Specialties, a retailer of West African food products, has completed the following sales forecast for the coming year:January$36,500July$37,500February37,500August36,500March31,500September32,500April40,000October40,000May35,500November48,000June30,000December52,000Blossom Specialties maintains an ending inventory level of 60 percent of the following month's cost of goods sold. The company's costof goods sold is 30 percent of sales.

1. Sales Forecast and COGS Calculation Firstly, we need to determine the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)…

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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