Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 20% collect

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Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 20% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible.

Purchases of inventory will total $288,000 for December. Thirty percent of a month’s inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from November’s inventory purchases total $162,500, all of which will be paid in December.

  

  

Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for December.

  

  

Prepare a cash budget for December. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during the month. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month.

  

You have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Ashton Company, a distributor of exercise equipment. The following information is available about the company’s operations:

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Answer : Total Cash Collection in the month of December= $ 634000

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Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for December.

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Prepare a cash budget for December. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during the month. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month.

Oct Nov Dec Cash Sales 76000 76400 90800 Sales On Account 450000 569000 604000

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