In: Accounting
Garfield Corp. expects to sell 1,400 units of its pet beds in March and 900 units in April. Each unit sells for $150. Garfield’s ending inventory policy is 20 percent of the following month’s sales. Garfield pays its supplier $40 per unit.
Compute Garfield's budgeted purchases for March.
| Expected sales for March | 1400 | |
| Add: Desired ending inventory | 180 | =900*20% | 
| Less: Beginning inventory | -280 | =1400*20% | 
| Required purchases | 1300 | |
| X Cost per unit | 40 | |
| Budgeted purchases for March | 52000 |