Budgeting Swanson plans to sell 10,860 units of a particular product during July, and expects sales to increase at the rate of 10% per month during the remainder of the year. The June and September 30 ending inventories are anticipated to be 947 units and 944 units, respectively. Required: On the basis of this information, how many units should Swanson purchase for the quarter ended September 30?
Ans. | Particulars | Quarter 3 | |
Expected units to be sold | 35947 | ||
Add: Desired ending inventory units | 944 | ||
Total required units | 36891 | ||
Less: Beginning inventory units | -947 | ||
Units to be purchased | 35944 | ||
*WORKING NOTES : | |||
*Calculations for units to be sold in July, August and September : | |||
Months | Unit sales | ||
July | 10,860 | ||
August (10,860 * 1.10) | 11,946 | ||
September (11,946 * 1.10) | 13,141 | ||
Total expected units to be sold in Quarter 3 | 35,947 | (rounded) | |
*Ending inventory of June (second quarter) = Beginning inventory for third quarter. | |||
*Ending inventory of September will be the ending inventory for third qurter. | |||
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