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Deacon Company is a merchandising company that is preparing a budget for the three-month period ended June 30th. The following information is available Deacon Company Balance Sheet March 31 Assets Cash $ 59,600 Accounts receivable 45,200 Inventory 56,800 Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation 177,000 Total assets $ 338,600 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Accounts payable $ 146,000 Common stock 70,000 Retained earnings 122,600 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 338,600 Budgeted Income Statements April May June Sales $ 156,000 $ 166,000 $ 186,000 Cost of goods sold 93,600 99,600 111,600 Gross margin 62,400 66,400 74,400 Selling and administrative expenses 18,700 20,200 23,200 Net operating income $ 43,700 $ 46,200 $ 51,200 Budgeting Assumptions: 60% of sales are cash sales and 40% of sales are credit sales. Twenty percent of all credit sales are collected in the month of sale and the remaining 80% are collected in the month subsequent to the sale. Budgeted sales for July are $196,000. 10% of merchandise inventory purchases are paid in cash at the time of the purchase. The remaining 90% of purchases are credit purchases. All purchases on credit are paid in the month subsequent to the purchase. The accounts payable at March 31 will be paid in April. Each month’s ending merchandise inventory should equal $10,000 plus 50% of the next month’s cost of goods sold. Depreciation expense is $2,000 per month. All other selling and administrative expenses are paid in full in the month the expense is incurred. Required: 1. Calculate the expected cash collections for April, May, and June. 2. Calculate the budgeted merchandise purchases for April, May, and June. 3. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for April, May, and June. 4. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet at June 30th. (Hint: You need to calculate the cash paid for selling and administrative expenses during April, May, and June to determine the cash balance in your June 30th balance sheet.)

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