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Purchases budget—analytical Gemstone, Ltd., is a retail jeweler. Most of the firm’s busine...

Purchases budget—analytical Gemstone, Ltd., is a retail jeweler. Most of the firm’s business is in jewelry and watches. The firm’s average gross profit ratio for jewelry and watches is 80% and 40%, respectively. The sales forecast for the next two months for each product category is as follows:

 

Jewelry

Watches

September  

$186,000

$90,000

October

144,000

76,500

The company’s policy, which is expected to be achieved at the end of August, is to have ending inventory equal to 120% of the next month’s cost of goods sold.

Required:

a. Calculate the cost of goods sold for jewelry and watches for September and October.


b. Calculate a purchases budget, in dollars, for each product for the month of September.

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