In May $2022,$ the budget committee of Indigo Stores assembles the following data for preparing the merchandise purchases budget for the month of June:

Expected sales: June $$549,000$; July $$621,000.$

Cost of goods sold is expected to be $75\%$ of sales.

Desired ending merchandise inventory is $30\%$ of the following month's cost of goods sold.

The beginning inventory at June $1$ will be the desired amount.

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Calculate the budgeted merchandise purchases for June.

Budgeted merchandise purchases

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