(Appendix 10A)Conner Company Is a Medium-Sized Toy Distributor

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(Appendix 10A) Conner Company is a medium-sized toy distributor. Experience has shown that 30% of sales are collected within the month of sale, 60% is collected the month after the sale, and 10% is collected two months after the sale. Inventory on hand at the end of a month is to be 70% of the next month's budgeted sales. Cost of goods sold is 50% of the selling price. Payment for purchases is made in the month after purchase. All other costs are paid in the month incurred. Budgeted amounts are as follows: March April May June July August
Sales $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $30,000 $50,000 $40,000
Costs:
Wages 1,500 2,000 2,500 1,500
Rent 500 500 500 500
Other 400 500 600 500
Cash disbursements in July for purchases are expected to be:

• A)$43,000
• B)$16,000
• C)$22,000
• D)$21,000

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Key Comparisons

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Binary Search

An efficient algorithm for finding an item from a sorted list of items, by repeatedly dividing in half the portion of the list that could contain the item.

Sorted List

A list that maintains its elements in a sorted order, either ascending or descending, making it efficient for operations like searching.

Maximum Comparisons

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