Robusto Coffee Traders Inc

question 69

Multiple Choice

Robusto Coffee Traders Inc.sells pre-packaged coffees to a variety of businesses throughout the East Coast.Robusto purchases the coffee in bulk from a wholesale distributor and packages the coffee themselves to sell to customers.The company expects to sell 500 000 and 600 000 half-kilo packages of coffee during 2008 and 2009 respectively.The company had 18 000 half-kilo packages on hand at the beginning of 2008,and the company has a policy of maintaining an ending inventory equal to 10 per cent of the packages needed for next year's expected sales.
How many packages of coffee should the company plan to purchase in 2008?

• A) 560 000
• B) 542 000
• C) 458 000
• D) 532 000

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