In: Accounting
3-19 Jaime’s Hat Shop sells hats with college logos on them; the hats sell for $22 each. This year, Jaime’s expects to sell 350 hats in May, 300 in June, 400 in July, 800 in August, 1,040 in September, and 750 in October. On average, 25 percent of its customers purchase on credit. Jaime’s allows those customers to pay for their purchases the month after they have made their purchases. Required: Prepare a sales budget for Jaime’s Hat Shop for the third quarter of this year.
I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS, JUST NEED HELP WITH THE QUESTION BELOW, THE QUESTION ABOVE (3-19) IS JUST FOR REFERENCE
Refer to 3-19. Jaime’s ended the second quarter of this year with 60 hats on hand.
Required:
(1) Notice that Jaime’s ended the second quarter with less than 20 percent of projected sales for July. What do you think accounts for the difference?
2) How many hats should Jaime’s purchase in July?