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Answer the Question the specifics (no unnesscersary information needed) The Brui

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Answer the Question the specifics (no unnesscersary information needed)

The Bruin Corporation's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 80 percent of the next quarter's forecast sales. The payables period is 60 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses are 35 percent of sales, and interest and dividends are $116 per quarter. No capital expenditures are planned. Projected quarterly sales are: Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $1,680. Required: Calculate Bruin's cash outlays by completing the following

Explanation / Answer

Purchases are 80% of next quarter’s forecasted sales.

Therefore purchases are:

Q0

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Sales

1560

1710

1770

2010

1680

Purchases

1248

1368

1416

1608

1344

Payment is made in 60 days. That means in each quarter, 2/3 payment of last quarter purchases are paid and 1/3 of current quarter is paid.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Purchases

1368

1416

1608

1344

payment of accounts

1288

1384

1480

1520

Wages taxes and other expenses are 35% of sales.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Sales

1560

1710

1770

2010

Wages, taxes and other exp

546

598.5

619.5

703.5

Here is the table of all payments:

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

payment of accounts

1288

1384

1480

1520

Wages, taxes and other exp

546

598.5

619.5

703.5

Long term financing exp

116

116

116

116

Total

1950

2098.5

2215.5

2339.5

Q0

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Sales

1560

1710

1770

2010

1680

Purchases

1248

1368

1416

1608

1344