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Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of the current year. Budgeted sales for the first three months of business September, October, and November are $243,000, $307,000, and $429,000, respectively. The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 80% are expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 20% in the month following the sale.
The cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable are estimated to be
a.$247,128
b.$205,940
c.$171,920
d.$137,900
Solution:
As per the information given in the question
The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash.
Of sales on account, 80% are expected to be collected in the month of the sale and
20% of the sales on account are expected to be collected in the month following the sale.
a.Cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable of October
Amount of accounts receivable of October = Sales in October * ( 100 % – 30 % )
= $ 307,000 * 70 %
= $ 214,900
Thus the accounts receivable of October = $ 214,900
Cash collected from accounts receivable of the month of October = Accounts receivable of October * 80 %
= $ 214,900 * 80 %
= $ 171,920
The Cash collected from accounts receivable of the month of October = $ 171,920
b.Cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable of September
Amount of accounts receivable of September = Sales in September * ( 100 % – 30 % )
= $ 243,000 * 70 %
= $ 170,100
Thus the accounts receivable of September = $ 170,100
Cash collected from accounts receivable of the month of September = Accounts receivable of September * 20 %
= $ 170,100 * 20 %
= $ 34,020
Thus the Cash collected from accounts receivable of the month of September = $ 34,020
The cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable = Cash collected from accounts receivable of the month of October + Cash collected from accounts receivable of the month of September
= $ 171,920 + $ 34,020
= $ 205,940
The cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable = $ 205,940
The solution is option b. $ 205,940