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Question

Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mother's Day gift. Thus, peak sales occur in May of each year, as shown in the Company's sales budget for the second quarter given below. From past experience, the company has learned that 20% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale, another 60% are collected in the month following sale, and the remaining 20% are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored February sales totaled #390,000, and March sales totaled $420,000. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collection from sales, by month and in total, for the second quarter. Assume that the company will prepare a budgeted a balance sheet as a June 30 Compute the accounts receivable as of that date.

Explanation / Answer

1.

Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales by month and in total for the second quarter:

Schedule of expected cash collections

Details

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Total sales

$ 390,000

$ 420,000

$ 460,000

$ 660,000

$ 210,000

Cash collected in the month of sale @20%

$    78,000

$    84,000

$    92,000

$ 132,000

$    42,000

Cash collected in the month following sale @60%

$ 234,000

$ 252,000

$ 276,000

$ 396,000

Cash collected in the second month following sale @20%

$    78,000

$    84,000

$    92,000

Total cash collections

$    78,000

$ 318,000

$ 422,000

$ 492,000

$ 530,000

2.

Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of June 30 compute the accounts receivable as of that date:

Details

Amount

May sales ($660,000 -$132,000 - $396,000)

$ 132,000

June Sales ($210,000 -$42,000)

$ 168,000

Total accounts receivable at June 30

$ 300,000

Therefore, total accounts receivable of June 30 is $300,000.

Schedule of expected cash collections

Details

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Total sales

$ 390,000

$ 420,000

$ 460,000

$ 660,000

$ 210,000

Cash collected in the month of sale @20%

$    78,000

$    84,000

$    92,000

$ 132,000

$    42,000

Cash collected in the month following sale @60%

$ 234,000

$ 252,000

$ 276,000

$ 396,000

Cash collected in the second month following sale @20%

$    78,000

$    84,000

$    92,000

Total cash collections

$    78,000

$ 318,000

$ 422,000

$ 492,000

$ 530,000

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