In: Accounting
LaChut Corporation has found that 80% of its sales in any given month are credit sales, while the remainder are cash sales. Of the credit sales, LaChut Corporation has experienced the following collection pattern:
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 20% received in the month of the sale  | 
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 40% received in the month after the sale  | 
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 24% received two months after the sale  | 
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 16% of the credit sales are never received  | 
November sales for last year were $80,000, while December sales were $110,000. Projected sales for the next three months are as follows:
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 January sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  | 
 $165,000  | 
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 February sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  | 
 $120,000  | 
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 March sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  | 
 $180,000  | 
Requirement
Prepare a cash collections budget for the first quarter, with a column for each month and for the quarter. (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)
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 LaChut Corporation  | 
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 Cash Collections Budget  | 
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 For the Months of January through March  | 
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 January/February/March/Quarter  | 
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 Cash sales  | 
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 Collections on credit sales:  | 
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 20% Month of sale  | 
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 40% Month after  | 
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 24% Two months after  | 
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 Total cash collections  | 
Solution
| LaChut Corporation | |||||
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| For the Months of January through March | |||||
| January | February | March | Quarter | ||
| Cash sales | $ 33,000.00 | $ 24,000.00 | $ 36,000.00 | 93,000.00 | |
| Collections on credit sales: | |||||
| 25% Month of sale | $ 26,400.00 | $ 19,200.00 | $ 28,800.00 | 74,400.00 | |
| 50% Month after | $ 44,000.00 | $ 66,000.00 | $ 48,000.00 | 158,000.00 | |
| 24% Two months after | $ 15,360.00 | $ 21,120.00 | $ 31,680.00 | 68,160.00 | |
| Total cash collections | $ 118,760.00 | $ 130,320.00 | $ 144,480.00 | 393,560.00 | |
Working
| November | December | January | February | March | |
| Total sales | $ 80,000.00 | $ 110,000.00 | $ 165,000.00 | $ 120,000.00 | $ 180,000.00 | 
| Cash sales | $ 16,000.00 | $ 22,000.00 | $ 33,000.00 | $ 24,000.00 | $ 36,000.00 | 
| Credit sales | $ 64,000.00 | $ 88,000.00 | $ 132,000.00 | $ 96,000.00 | $ 144,000.00 |