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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: April May June Total Budgeted sales (all on account) $460,000 $660,000 $210,000 $1,330,000 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.
Required:
1.
Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by
month and in total, for the second quarter.
2.
Assume that the company will prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of
June 30. Compute the accounts receivable as of that date.