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The marketing department of Graber Corporation has submitted the following sales

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Question

The marketing department of Graber Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year. The selling price of the company's product is $24.00 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 $68,000. The company expects to start the first quarter with 3,600 units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to 20% of the next quarter's budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is 3,800 units. Required: la. Compute the company's total sales. 1b. Complete the schedule of expected cash collections. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Explanation / Answer

Sales Budget 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd quarter 4th Quarter Year budgeted sales in units           18,000.0           17,000.0           16,000.0           17,000.0               68,000.0 sales price per unit $                  24 $                  24 $                  24 $                  24 $                      24 Total sales $        432,000 $        408,000 $        384,000 $        408,000 $        1,632,000 Schedule of expected cash collection 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd quarter 4th Quarter Year Beginning accounts receivable $          68,000 $              68,000 1st Quarter $        324,000 $          86,400 $            410,400 2nd Quarter $        306,000 $          81,600 $            387,600 3rd quarter $        288,000 $          76,800 $            364,800 4th Quarter $        306,000 $            306,000 Total cash collections $        392,000 $        392,400 $        369,600 $        382,800 $        1,536,800