Cave Hardware's Forecasted Sales for April; May; June; and July

question 99

Multiple Choice

Cave Hardware's forecasted sales for April; May; June; and July are $200,000; $230,000; $190,000; and $240,000; respectively. Sales are 65% cash and 35% credit with all accounts receivables collected in the month following the sale. Cost of goods sold is 75% of sales and ending inventory is maintained at $60,000 plus 10% of the following month's cost of goods sold. All inventory purchases are paid 22% in the month of purchase and 78% in the following month. What is the balance of accounts payable on the June 30 budgeted balance sheet?

• A)$32,175
• B)$108,225
• C)$146,250
• D)$114,075

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Definitions:

Induced Consumption

Consumer spending that increases as disposable income rises, and decreases as income falls.

Disposable Income

Net resources for spending and saving available to households after subtracting income taxes.

MPC

MPC, or Marginal Propensity to Consume, is the proportion of additional income that an individual spends on consumption.

APC

Average Propensity to Consume, the fraction of income that households spend on consumption as opposed to saving.