This is 30% of the February planned sales. Cost of goods sold is 40% of February planned sales. This is the cost of purchases during February plus the amount of increase in inventory during the month. This is not the correct way to calculate cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold is 40% of sales. The calculation of cost of goods sold for February is simply 40% of the expected February sales. The sales are estimated to be $650,000 in February and the cost of goods sold averages 40% of the sales value. Thus, the cost of goods sold in February is $260,000 ($650,000 × 40%). This is a calculation of purchases, but it is not the correct calculation for purchases. It uses February's beginning inventory as ending inventory and ending inventory as beginning inventory. It is also not the correct way to calculate cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold is 40% of sales. The calculation of cost of goods sold for February is simply 40% of the expected February sales.
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