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Hamby Corporation Balance Sheet June 30 Assets Cash $ 71,000 Accounts receivable 131,000 Inventory 45,500 Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 215,000 Total assets $ 462,500 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Accounts payable $ 76,000 Common stock 307,000 Retained earnings 79,500 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 462,500 The company managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates: Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $260,000, $280,000, $270,000, and $290,000, respectively. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 25% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $48,000. Each month $5,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $43,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30. How much is the Company's expected cash collections in the month of August?
How much is the Company's expected merchandise purchases in the month of September?
We are required to compute:
1. Expected cash collection in the month of August.
2. Expected merchandise purchases in the month of September.
We are provided with the following relevant details:
1. Balances of accounts payable and receivable as on beginning of quarter ending on September 30.
2. Details related to sales,purchase and cost of goods sold.
3. Details related to receipt from account receivable and payment to accounts payable
Computation of expected cash collection in the month of August ( we are assuming that just cash collection in August is required it means cash collection from Accounts receivable and cash sales, without adjusting Accounts payable and expenses)
Particular | July | August |
Cash sales |
91,000 (260000×35%) |
98,000 (280000×35%) |
Cash collection from Accounts receivable |
131,000 (Bal. of June) |
169,000 (260000×65%) |
Total cash collection in the month of August | 222,000 | 267,000 |
Expected merchandise purchases in the month of September:
Particular | July | August | September |
Closing inventory (w.n.1) | 49,000 | 47,250 | 50,750 |
Add: Cost of goods sold (w.n.1) | 182,000 | 196,000 | 189,000 |
Less: Opening inventory | 45,500 | 49,000 | 47,250 |
Purchase of merchandise | 185,500 | 194,250 | 192,500 |
w.n. (1) calculation of Cost of Goods sold and closing inventory:
Particular | July | August | September |
Sales | 260,000 | 280,000 | 270,000 |
×COGS % | 70% | 70% | 70% |
Cost of goods sold | 182,000 | 196,000 | 189,000 |
Closing inventory (25% of next month COGS) |
49,000 (196000×25%) |
47,250 (189000×25%) |
50,750 (290000×70%×25%) |