Walker company prepares monthly budgets. the current budget plans for a september ending merchandise inventory of 27,000 units. company policy is to end each month with merchandise inventory equal to 15% of budgeted sales for the following month. budgeted sales and merchandise purchases for the next three months follow. the company budgets sales of 180,000 units in october. sales (units) purchases (units) july 210,000 223,500 august 300,000 295,500 september 270,000 256,500 prepare the merchandise purchases budgets for the months of july, august, and september.

JULY AUGUST. SEPTEMBER

Sales 210,000. 300,000 270,000

Ending. 45,000. 40,500. 27,000

total

required. 255,000. 340,500. 297,000

Beginning (31,500) (45,000) (40,500)

purchase 223,500. 295,500. 256,500

Explanation:

the ending would be next month sales times 15%

July ending

August sales x 15%

300,000 x 15% = 45,000

August Ending

September sales x 15%

270,000 x 15% = 40,500

September Ending

October sales x 15%

180,000 x 15% = 27,000

we will add the sales and the desired ending to get the total required for each month

last step we subtract the beginning inventory for each month, as those units are already there and don't need to purchased.

the ending of one month will be the beginning of the next month.

July ending is August beginning

August ending is September beginning