Bertie Botts Ltd produces designer sweets. Most of its sales are concentrated around holidays such as Valentine's Day, and Christmas. A sales budget is given below for Every Flavor Beans, one of the products that Bertie Botts purchases from a subcontractor.

20% of total sales are cash sales, and the rest are sales on credit.

60% of all credit sales for any given month is collected in the month of sale. 40% of credit sales are collected in the following month.

The gross profit rate for Every Flavor Beans has generally been 45%.

At the end of each month, Bertie Botts wants to maintain an inventory balance equal to 30% of the following month's expected sales

a) Determine the cash collections from customers in August

b) Determine the accounts receivable balance at the end of August

c) Determine the amount of purchases made during August

d) Assume that the cash balance at the end of September is $30,000. Cash collections in October amount to $266,000, and cash disbursements in October total $300,000. When necessary, Bertie Botts borrows money from Grinch National Bank. Money can be borrowed and repaid in multiples of $1,000 at an annual interest rate of 12%. Simple interest (no compounding) is computed monthly on any outstanding principal and is paid on the last day of each month. Assume the borrowing takes place at the beginning, and repayments at the end of the months in question. Bertie Botts had no debt prior to October, and requires a minimum cash balance of $25,000. Determine the amount that Bertie Botts needs to borrow for the month of October, any interest payments during October, and the ending cash balance on October 31.

            Kiko Ltd is a family owned Asian grocery business that specialises in selling a variety of Japanese products. The company has recently started to receive orders from hotels across the state. It is now 1 October, and Mr Seike, the owner, is very pleased with his growing business. He compiled data on the business’ revenue and purchases for the past three months, and prepared forecasts for the upcoming three months as shown below:

The cash balance on 1 October is $95,000; 
The following information is also pertinent to Kiko’s cash movements:

          20% of all sales per month are for cash, 70% of all credit sales are collected within the month of sale, 
20% of credit sales are collected in the month following the sale, 7% of credit sales are collected two 
months after the sale, and the remaining 3% is deemed uncollectible; 


          70% of the amount for goods purchased is paid in the month of purchase, with the remaining 30% is 
paid in the following month; 


          Wages total $12,000 each month and are paid in the month they are incurred; 


          Budgeted operating expenses total $22,000 per month, and includes depreciation ($14,000) and rent 
($2,500). Rent was prepaid in June for 6 months (up to and including December); and 


          $1,200 in interest payments are made on October 17th. 


Based on the above information, prepare the following for Kiko Ltd: 


(a) A schedule of cash receipts for October from sales.

(b) A cash budget for October.

(c) Recommend three options for improving the speed of cash collections from sales to improve the cash position.

Talk about the reasons the hotel company Marriott is expanding into markets globally. Describe the motivation for Marriott being a multinational company and talk about current economic implications such as costs, benefits, etc. for the United States of America and any host countries.

At least 200 words, please. Please complete as soon as possible. Thanks in advance!

Research the skills gap that exists in America today; the gap between the skills needed in organizations and those found in eligible candidates.  There are contradictory ideas of the reason for the gap and how to close that gap. Your initial response should fully address your thoughts on why the gap exists and what you would recommend to close the gap.  

CP Oil Inc. of the Unites States of America and AZ Oil of Australia are negotiating an international agreement to work together.

You work for CP Oil Inc. Your job is to ensure that the proper wording to allow for an international Arbitration is put into the contract in case there are any disputes.

1. What terms are you going to include in the contract?
2. Why?

A conclusion on how immigrants impact the economy and American society

Please prove American inequality boundary in the options market.

Please prove American inequality boundary in the options market.

What do you thought about American dream?