In September 2010, the Management of Gerber Company Assembles the Following

question 71

Essay

In September 2010, the management of Gerber Company assembles the following data in preparation of budgeted merchandise purchases for the months of October and November.
1. Expected Sales
2. Cost of goods sold is expected to be 68% of sales.
3. Desired ending merchandise inventory is 25% of the next month's cost of goods sold.
4. The beginning inventory at October 1 will be the desired amount.
Instructions
Compute the budgeted merchandise purchases for October and November. Use a columnar format with separate columns for each month.

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The increase in satisfaction or utility one gets from the consumption of an additional unit of any good or service.

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