Samuelson Has a Beginning Inventory Balance on January 1 of 12,000

question 76

Multiple Choice

Samuelson has a beginning inventory balance on January 1 of 12,000 units and desires an ending balance of 20% of the next month's sales. If sales are expected to be 17,000 for January and 20,000 for February, what is the ending balance as of January 31?

• A) 4,000 units
• B) 5,500 units
• C) 3,400 units
• D) 8,400 units

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Benzaldehyde

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