Dawes Designs buys T-shirts for clubs, teams, and other organizations. Dawes takes the shirts and adds the organization's logo. Because of the uncertainty in the timing of the sales and to avoid stock outages, Dawes tries to maintain an inventory of shirts equal to two-month's of sales. The shirts cost $16.50 each and must be paid for in cash. On June 30 of the current year, the company expects to have 16,600 shirts in stock. Sales estimates, based on contracts received and historical data, are as follows for the next six months: July 8,020 August 10,990 September 8,460 October 9,010 November 6,480 December 5,160 Required: a. & b. Estimate purchases (in units) and cash required to make purchases in July, August, and September.   DAWES DESIGNS Merchandise Purchases Budget For the Period Ended March 31 (in units)   July August September Units to be purchased ?? ?? ?? Estimated cost $ ?? $ ?? $ ??

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Dawes Designs buys T-shirts for clubs, teams, and other organizations. Dawes takes the shirts and adds the organization's logo. Because of the uncertainty in the timing of the sales and to avoid stock outages, Dawes tries to maintain an inventory of shirts equal to two-month's of sales. The shirts cost $16.50 each and must be paid for in cash. On June 30 of the current year, the company expects to have 16,600 shirts in stock. Sales estimates, based on contracts received and historical data, are as follows for the next six months:

July 8,020
August 10,990
September 8,460
October 9,010
November 6,480
December 5,160

Required:

a. & b. Estimate purchases (in units) and cash required to make purchases in July, August, and September.

 

DAWES DESIGNS
Merchandise Purchases Budget
For the Period Ended March 31
(in units)
 
July
August
September
Units to be purchased
?? ?? ??
Estimated cost
$
??
$
??
$
??
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