Exercise 7-29A Merchandising: Computing budgeted accounts payable and purchases-sales forecast in dollars LO P4 Big Sound, a merchandising company specializing in home computer speakers, budgets its monthly cost of goods sold to equal 70% of sales. Its inventory policy calls for ending inventory at the end of each month to equal 20% of the next month's budgeted cost of goods sold. All purchases are on credit, and 25% of the purchases in a month is paid for in the same month. Another 60% is paid for during the first month after purchase, and the remaining 15% is paid for in the second month after purchase. The following sales budgets are set July, $350,000; August $290,000: September, $320,000; October, $275,000; and November, $265,000. (Hint For part 1. refer to Exhibits 22A2 and 22A. 3 for guidance, but note thot budgeted sales are in dollars for this assignment) (1) Compute the budgeted merchandise purchases for July, August, September, and October July August September Budgeted ending inventory October November Required available inventory Required purchases $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 October After October (2) Compute the budgeted payments on accounts payable for September and October Purchases paid in Purchases August September July purchases August purchases September purchases October purchases 0 (3) Compute the budgeted ending balances of accounts payable for September and October. Amount unpaid % unpaid as of September Purchases September 30 as of September 30 July purchases August purchases September purchases September 30 budgeted accounts payable October Purchases % unpaid as of Amount unpaid October 31 as of October 31 July purchases August purchases September purchases October purchases 0 October 31 budgeted accounts payable