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Fortune Company's direct materials budget shows the following cost of materials to be purchased for the coming three months: January February March Material purchases $12,040 $14,150 $10,970 Payments for purchases are expected to be made 50% in the month of purchase and 50% in the month following purchase. The December Accounts Payable balance is $6,500. The expected January 31 Accounts Payable balance is:

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Answer:

The expected balance of Accounts Payable on 31 January is $6020

Explanation:

The expected closing balance of Accounts payable will include the amount of payable for purchases made in January which are still outstanding at the end of the month. According to the policy of the company, 50% of a month's purchases will be paid in the following month. Thus, the ending balance of accounts payable will be 50% of January's purchases.

Closing balance of Accounts payable = 12040 * 0.5 = $6020

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