Acc -3rd Ed. Ch-14 Problem

Ex. 7-11A

Executive Officers of Dominick Company are wrestling with their budget for the next year. The following are two different sales estimates provide by two difference sources.

Source of Estimate	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter
Sales Manager	$380,000	$310,000	$280,000	$480,000
Marketing Consultant	520,000	460,000	410,000	650,000

Dominick’s past experience indicates that cost of goods sold is about 60 percent of sales revenue. The company tries to maintain 10 percent of the next quarters expected cost of goods sold as the current quarter’s ending inventory. This year’s ending inventory is $29,000. Next year’s ending inventory is budgeted to be $30,000.

Required:

a. Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the sales manger’s estimate.

b. B. Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the marketing consultant’s estimate