Executive officers of Solomon Company are wrestling with their budget for the next year. The...

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Executive officers of Solomon Company are wrestling with their budget for the next year. The following are two different sales estimates provided by two difference sources:

Source of Estimate First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Sales manager $ 384,000 $ 315,000 $ 282,000 $ 483,000
Marketing consultant 525,000 458,000 412,000 648,000

Solomons past experience indicates that cost of goods sold is about 65 percent of sales revenue. The company tries to maintain 15 percent of the next quarters expected cost of goods sold as the current quarters ending inventory. This years ending inventory is $22,000. Next years ending inventory is budgeted to be $23,000.

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Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the sales managers estimate.

Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the marketing consultants estimate. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

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Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the sales managers estimate. (Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Sales $384,000 $315,000 $282,000 $483,000
Total inventory needed 0 0 0 0
Required purchases $0 $0 $0 $0

Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the marketing consultants estimate. (Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Sales $525,000 $458,000 $412,000 $648,000
Total inventory needed 0 0 0 0
Required purchases $0 $0 $0 $0

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