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Liu Electronics budgeted sales of $400,000 for the month of November and cost of goods sold equal to 65% of sales. Beginning inventory was $80,000 and ending inventory is estimated at $72,000. The budgeted purchases for November are _______
| Step-1:Calculation of cost of goods sold | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | = | Budgeted Sales * % of sales | |||||
| = | $ 4,00,000 | * | 65% | ||||
| = | $ 2,60,000 | ||||||
| Step-2:Calculation of budgeted purchase | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | $ 2,60,000 | ||||||
| Add Ending Inventory | $ 72,000 | ||||||
| Cost of goods available for sale | $ 3,32,000 | ||||||
| Less beginning inventory | $ 80,000 | ||||||
| Budgeted Purchase | $ 2,52,000 | ||||||
| Thus, | |||||||
| The budgeted purchases for November are | $ 2,52,000 | ||||||