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Information pertaining to Brenton Corporation\'s sales revenue is presented in t

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Question

Information pertaining to Brenton Corporation's sales revenue is presented in the following table.
                                         February              March               April
           Cash Sales             $160,000             $150,000           $120,000
           Credit Sales             300,000               400,000             280,000
               Total Sales         $460,000           $550,000            $400,000

Management estimates that 5% of credit sales are not collectible. Of the credit sales that are collectible, 60% are collected in the month of sale and the remainder in the month following the sale. Cost of purchases of inventory each month are 70% of the next month's projected total sales. ll purchases of inventory are on account; 25% are paid in the month of purchase, and the remainder is paid in the month following the purchase.
Brenton's budgeted total cash receipts in April are

Explanation / Answer

The budgeted cash receipts for the month of April are as follows:

Particulars

Amount

Amount

Cash sales

120,000

Add:

From the month of April

280,000*60%

168,000

From the month of March

400,000*35%

140,000

Total collections

428,000

Particulars

Amount

Amount

Cash sales

120,000

Add:

From the month of April

280,000*60%

168,000

From the month of March

400,000*35%

140,000

Total collections

428,000