Question

You have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Garrick Company. The following information is available for December for Garrick Company’s operations:

1.            The cash balance on December 1 is $44,400.

2.             Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows:

                                                                              October               November          December

Sales on account               $500,000              $700,000              $720,000

3.              Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 30% collected in the month of sale and 60% collected in the month following sale, and 10% collected in the second month following sale.

4.             Purchases of inventory will total $358,000 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 $207,000, all of which will be paid in December.

5.             Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $459,000 for December. Of this amount, $64,500 is for depreciation.

6.              A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $114,000 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $9,500 will be paid during the month.

7.             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.

Required:

1.            Calculate the expected cash collections for December.

2.            Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for December.

3.            Prepare a cash budget for December. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during the month. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month.

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