question archive Teaching Toys prepares budgets to help manage the company
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Teaching Toys prepares budgets to help manage the company. Teaching Toys is budgeting for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014. During the preceding year ended January 31, 2013, sales totaled $9,600 million and cost of goods sold was $6,600 million. At January 31, 2013, inventory was $1,600 million. During the upcoming 2014 year, suppose Teaching Toys expects cost of goods sold to increase by 12%. The company budgets next year’s inventory at $1,900 million.
Requirement
1. One of the most important decisions a manager makes is how much inventory to buy. How much inventory should Teaching Toys purchase during the upcoming year to reach its budget?
Year ended January 31, 2014:
Millions
Budgeted cost of goods sold ($6,600 × 1.12)...............................................
$7,392
Budgeted ending inventory...........................................................................
1,900
Budgeted cost of goods available.................................................................
9,292
Actual beginning inventory...........................................................................
(1,600)
Budgeted purchases.......................................................................................
$7,692