Nordic Company, a merchandising company, prepares its master budget on a quarter

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Nordic Company, a merchandising company, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparation of the master budget for the second quarter.

As of March 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company%u2019s balance sheet showed the following account balances:

Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following the sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.

Monthly selling and administrative expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $12,000 per month; shipping, 6% of sales; advertising, $7,400 per month; other expenses, 4% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $6,000 for the quarter.

Half of a month%u2019s inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and half in the following month.

Equipment purchases during the quarter will be as follows: April, $12,000; and May, $5,000.

Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $8,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $20,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Merchandise purchases budget. (Input all amounts as positive values.)

Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases: (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

As of March 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company%u2019s balance sheet showed the following account balances:

Explanation / Answer

Take the 80% of the sales in April to get Aprils Credit Sales.

A credit sale means no cash is traded, and is expected to be received in the future (Accounts Receivable).

Therefore all of the April Credit Sales (April's Total Sales * 80%) will be collected in the following month.

And the March Credit Sales will be collected (actually receive cash) in April.

For your question, March has nothing to do with it. Just think of sales actually taking place in April

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