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Check my The marketi account) ng department of Jessi Corporation has submfted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year (all sales are on 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 13,300 Budgeted unit sales 11,380 12,300 14,300 The selling price of the company's product is $12 per unit. Management expects to collect 75% of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made, 20% in the following quarter, and 5% of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable. all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $70,800. The company expects to start the first quarter with 1,695 units in finished goods inventory Management desires an ending finished good inventory each quarter equal to 15% of the next quarter's budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quärter is 1,895 units Required: 1. Calculate the estimated sales for each qdärter of the fiscal year and for the year as a whole 2. Calculate the expected cash collections for each quarter of the fiscal year and for the year as a whole. 3. Calculate the required production in units of finished goods for each quarter of the fiscal year and for the year as a whole. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below Dell Update 1 update is ready t Details Required 1 Required 2Required 3 Pre 2 of 4 Next> Install now

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Req 1 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year Budgeted unit sales            11,300            12,300            14,300            13,300       51,200 Selling price per unit x $12 x $12 x $12 x $12 x $12   Total sales $      135,600 $      147,600 $      171,600 $      159,600 $ 614,400 Req 2 Jessi Corporation Schedule of Expected Cash Collections 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year   Accounts receivable, $        70,800 $   70,800        beginning balance   1st Quarter sales(75%/20%) $      101,700 $        27,120 $ 128,820   2nd Quarter sales(75%/20%) $      110,700 $        29,520 $ 140,220   3rd Quarter sales(75%/20%) $      128,700 $        34,320 $ 163,020   4th Quarter sales(75%/20%) $      119,700 $ 119,700   Total cash collections $      172,500 $      137,820 $      158,220 $      154,020 $ 622,560 Note that collections in the quarter of sales is 75%, therefore for the first quarter $135,600 × 75% = $101,700 In the quarter following the sale, collections are expected to be 20%, therefore $135,600 × 20% = $27,120, The rest of the calculations are done the same way Jessi Corporation Production Budget 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year   Budgeted unit sales            11,300            12,300            14,300            13,300       51,200   Add desired ending inventory-15% of next qtr sales 1845 2145 1995 1895 1895   Total units needed            13,145            14,445            16,295            15,195       53,095   Less beginning inventory 1695 1845 2145 1995 1695   Required production            11,450            12,600            14,150            13,200       51,400