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Exercise 20-28A Merchandising: Computing budgeted purchases and cost of goods sold LO P4
Ahmed Company purchases all merchandise on credit. It recently budgeted the month-end accounts payable balances and merchandise inventory balances below. Cash payments on accounts payable during each month are expected to be May, $1,100,000; June, $1,450,000; July, $1,350,000; and August, $1,200,000
| Accounts Payable  | 
Merchandise Inventory | |||||
| May 31 | $ | 190,000 | $ | 270,000 | ||
| June 30 | 170,000 | 200,000 | ||||
| July 31 | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||
| August 31 | 110,000 | 320,000 | ||||
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 Solution 1:  | 
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| Budgeted Amounts of Merchandise Purchases | |||
| Particulars | June | July | August | 
| Ending Accounts Payable | $ 170,000 | $ 400,000 | $ 110,000 | 
| Payment on Account | $ 1,450,000 | $ 1,350,000 | $ 1,200,000 | 
| Subtotal | $ 1,620,000 | $ 1,750,000 | $ 1,310,000 | 
| Beginning Accounts payable | $ 190,000 | $ 170,000 | $ 400,000 | 
| Purchases | $ 1,430,000 | $ 1,580,000 | $ 910,000 | 
| Solution 2: | |||
| Budgeted Amounts of Cost of Goods sold | |||
| Particulars | June | July | August | 
| Beginning inventory | $ 270,000 | $ 200,000 | $ 400,000 | 
| Purchases | $ 1,430,000 | $ 1,580,000 | $ 910,000 | 
| Cost of goods available for sale | $ 1,700,000 | $ 1,780,000 | $ 1,310,000 | 
| Ending inventory | $ 200,000 | $ 400,000 | $ 320,000 | 
| Cost of goods sold | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,380,000 | $ 990,000 |