Purchases budget—analytical Jewels and Diamonds, Ltd., is a retail jeweler. Most of the firm’s business is in jewelry and watches. The firm’s average gross profit ratio for jewelry and watches is 75% and 35%, respectively. The sales forecast for the next two months for each product category is as follows: Jewelry Watches November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $372,000 $1 80,000 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,000 1 53,000 The company’s policy, which is expected to be achieved at the end of October, is to have ending inventory equal to 150% of the next month’s cost of goods sold. Required: a. Calculate the cost of goods sold for jewelry and watches for November and December. b. Calculate a purchases budget, in dollars, for each product for the month of November.