Ahmed Company purchases all merchandise on credit. It recently budgeted the month-end accounts payable balances and merchandise inventory balances below. Cash payments on accounts payable during each month are expected to be May, $1,400,000; June, $1,400,000; July, $1,400,000; and August, $1,500,000

	Accounts Payable			Merchandise Inventory
May 31	$	180,000		$	230,000
June 30		190,000			300,000
July 31		200,000			500,000
August 31		120,000			400,000

(1) Compute the budgeted amounts of merchandise purchases.
Budgeted amounts:	June	July	August
Ending accounts payable
Payments on account
Subtotal	0	0	0
Beginning accounts payable
Purchases	$0	$0	$0
(2) Compute the budgeted amounts of cost of goods sold.
Budgeted amounts:	June	July	August
Beginning inventory
Purchases
Cost of goods available for sale
Ending inventory	(300,000)	(500,000)	(400,000)
Cost of goods sold