Sentra Sporting Company sells tennis rackets and other sporting equipment. The purchasing department manager prepared the inventory purchases budget. Sentra's policy is to maintain an ending inventory balance equal to 15% of the following month's cost of goods sold. January's budgeted cost of goods sold is $70,000. $\begin{array}{lccc}
&\text { October}&\text { November }&\text { December }\
\text { Budgeted cost of goods sold } & 60,000 & 40,000 &50,000\
\text { Plus: Desired ending inventory } & 6,000 & ?&? \
\text { Inventory needed } &66,000& ? &? \
\text { Less: Beginning inventory } & 9,000 & ?&? \
\text { Required purchases (on account) } & 57,000 & ? & ?
\end{array}$

- What would be the required purchases (on account) for December?

Question

Sentra Sporting Company sells tennis rackets and other sporting equipment. The purchasing department manager prepared the inventory purchases budget. Sentra's policy is to maintain an ending inventory balance equal to 15% of the following month's cost of goods sold. January's budgeted cost of goods sold is $70,000. $\begin{array}{lccc}
&\text { October}&\text {  November }&\text {  December }\
\text { Budgeted cost of goods sold } & 60,000 & 40,000 &50,000\
\text { Plus: Desired ending inventory } & 6,000 & ?&? \
\text { Inventory needed } &66,000& ? &? \
\text { Less: Beginning inventory } & 9,000 & ?&? \
\text { Required purchases (on account) } & 57,000 & ? & ? 
\end{array}$

- What would be the required purchases (on account) for December?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate the desired ending inventory for January
Ending inventory = 15% * Cost of goods sold in February
Ending inventory = 0.15 * $70,000 = $10,500

Step 2: Calculate the total inventory needed for January
Total inventory needed = Cost of goods sold in January + Ending inventory in January
Total inventory needed = $70,000 + $10,500 = $80,500

Step 3: Calculate the inventory purchases required in December
Inventory purchases required = Total inventory needed - Beginning inventory
We don't have information on the beginning inventory. Let's assume that it is zero.
Inventory purchases required = $80,500 - $0 = $80,500

However, the question is asking for inventory purchases on account. This means that we need to take into account any accounts payable that will be outstanding at the end of December. Let's assume that the company will have $27,500 in accounts payable at the end of December.

Inventory purchases required on account = Inventory purchases required - Accounts payable
Inventory purchases required on account = $80,500 - $27,500 = $53,000

Therefore, the answer is C: $53,000.

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