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Problem 8-21 Schedules of Expected Cash Collections and Disbursements [LO8-2, LO

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Problem 8-21 Schedules of Expected Cash Collections and Disbursements [LO8-2, LO8-4, LO8-8] 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: a. The cash balance on December 1 is $45,400 b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows Cash sales Sales on account October November December $ 67,80070,400 $ 93,000 $ 465,000 562,000 $ 614,000 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. c. Purchases of inventory will total $356,000 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 $164,000, all of which will be paid in December. d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $431,000 for December. Of this amount, $54,200 is for depreciation. e. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $120,500 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $13,500 will be paid during the month. f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the company's bank to increase its cash balance as needed 1. Calculate the expected cash collections for December. 2. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for December Total cash collections Total cash disbursements

Explanation / Answer

1) Schedule of Expected Cash collections December cash sales 93,000 Collections on account October sales (465000*18%) 83700 november sales (562000*60%) 337200 december sales (614000*20%) 122800 total cash collections 636,700 2) Schedule of Expected cash disbursement Payments to Suppliers: November purchases 164,000 December purchases (356000*30%) 106800 total cash payments 270,800