Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259176494
Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 7, Problem 5PSA

Keggler’s Supply is a merchandiser of three different products. The company’s February 28 inventories are footwear, 20,000 units; sports equipment, 80,000 units; an apparel, 50,000 units. Management believes that excessive inventories have accumulated for all three products. As a result, a new policy dictates that ending inventory in any month should equal 30% of the expected unit sales for the following month. Expected sales in units for March, April, May, and June follow.

Budget Sales in Units

March April May June Footwear………………………………………………. 15,000 25,000 32,000 35,000 Sports equipment…………………………………. 70,000 90,000 95,000 90,000 Apparel………………………………………………….. 40,000 38,000 37,000 25,000

Required

  1. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget (in units) for each products for each of each the months of March, April, and May.
  2. The purchase budgets in part 1 should reflect fewer purchases of all three product in March compared to those in April and May. What factor causes fewer purchase to planned? Suggest business conditions that would causes this factor to both occur and impact the company in this way.

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