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The Bass Company has projected the following quarterly sales amounts for the com

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Question

The Bass Company has projected the following quarterly sales amounts for the coming year:

Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $420. Bass has a 45-day collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the following (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount (e.g., 32)):

Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $420. Bass has a 60-day collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the following (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollaramount (e.g., 32)):

(Exact same table as a)

Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $420. Bass has a 30-day collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the following (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollaramount (e.g., 32)):

(Exact same table as a)

Sales Q1: $270 Q2: $330 Q3: $390 Q4: $540

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Answer (a)

Figures in $

Particulars

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

beginning Receivables

a

420

135

165

195

Sales

b

270

330

390

540

Cash collections

c

555

300

360

465

420+(270/2)

135+(330/2)

165+(390/2)

195+(540/2)

Ending receivables   (a+b-c)

135

165

195

270

Answer (b)

Figures in $

Particulars

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

beginning Receivables

a

420

180

220

260

Sales

b

270

330

390

540

Cash collections

c

510

290

350

440

420+(270/3)

180+(330/3)

220+(390/3)

260+(540/3)

Ending receivables   (a+b-c)

180

220

260

360

Answer (c )

Figures in $

Particulars

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

beginning Receivables

a

420

90

110

130

Sales

b

270

330

390

540

Cash collections

c

600

310

370

490

420+(270*2/3)

90+(330*2/3)

110+(390*2/3)

130+(540*2/3)

Ending receivables   (a+b-c)

90

110

130

180

Figures in $

Particulars

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

beginning Receivables

a

420

135

165

195

Sales

b

270

330

390

540

Cash collections

c

555

300

360

465

420+(270/2)

135+(330/2)

165+(390/2)

195+(540/2)

Ending receivables   (a+b-c)

135

165

195

270