Purchases budget-analytical Gemstone, Ltd., is a retail jeweler. Most of the firm's business is in jewelry and watches. The firm's average gross profit ratio for jewelry and watches is 80% and 40%, respectively. The sales forecast for the next two months for each product category is as follows:
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Jewelry
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Watches
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September
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$186,000
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$90,000
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October
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144,000
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76,500
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The company's policy, which is expected to be achieved at the end of August, is to have ending inventory equal to 120% of the next month's cost of goods sold.
Required:
a. Calculate the cost of goods sold for jewelry and watches for September and October.
b. Calculate a purchases budget, in dollars, for each product for the month of September.