PROBLEM 8–21 Schedules of Expected Cash Collections
Subject
Business Finance
Question Description
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:
The cash balance on December 1 is $50,000.
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.
Purchases of inventory will total $282,000 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 $170,500, all of which will be paid in December.
Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $471,000 for December. Of this amount, $61,000 is for depreciation.
A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $118,500 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $18,000 will be paid during the month.
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.