Keggler’s Supply is a merchandiser of three different products. The company’s February 28 inventories are footwear, 19,500 units; sports equipment, 78,500 units; and apparel, 49,500 units. Management believes each of these inventories is too high. As a result, a new policy dictates that ending inventory in any month should equal 28% of the expected unit sales for the following month. Expected sales in units for March, April, May, and June follow.
Budgeted Sales in Units March April May June Footwear 15,500 26,000 32,500 35,000 Sports equipment 69,000 89,000 96,000 90,500 Apparel 41,500 37,500 33,500 24,000
Required:
1. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget (in units) for each product for each of the months of March, April, and May
