Question:
PURCHASES BUDGET Central Drug Store carries a variety of health and beauty aids, including elastic ankle braces. The sales budget for ankle braces for the first six months of the year is as follows:
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Unit Sales
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Dollar Sales
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January
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150
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$1,200
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February
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140
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1,120
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March
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145
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1,160
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April
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160
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1,280
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May
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200
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1,600
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June
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260
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2,080
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The owner of Central Drug believes that ending inventories should be sufficient to cover 20 percent of the next month's projected sales. On January 1, there were 84 ankle braces in inventory.
Required:
1. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget in units of ankle braces for as many months as you can.
2. If ankle braces are priced at cost plus 60 percent, what is the dollar cost of purchases for each month of your purchases budget?