2 You have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Ashton Company, a distributor of exercise equipment. The following information is available about the company's operations: nts a The cash balance on December 1 is $53,200. b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are shown below. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 20% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible eBook Cash sales Sales on account October $ 75,600 410,000 November $ 89,000 574,000 December $ 88,200 609,000 Print References c Purchases of inventory will total $318,000 for December. Thirty percent of a month's inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from November's inventory purchases total $172,000, all of which will be paid in December d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $525,000 for December. Of this amount, $57,700 is for depreciation. e. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $82,000 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totalling $12,000 will be paid during the month. f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the company's bank to bolster the cash position as needed. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for December 2 2. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements during December for merchandise purchases. 15 points Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements Payments to suppliers November purchases December purchases Total cash payments $ eBook 0 Print o References 3. Prepare a cash budget for December. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during the month. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month Ashton Company Cash Budget For the Month of December Beginning cash balance Add collections from customers Total cash available Less cash disbursements: Payments to suppliers for inventory Selling and administrative expenses New web server 0 7 Next 2 15 points 3. Prepare a cash budget for December. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during the month. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month ebook Print References 0 Ashton Company Cosh Budget For the Month of December Beginning cash balance Add collections from customers Total cash availablo Loss cash disbursements: Payments to suppliers for inventory Selling and administrativo expenses New web server Dividends pald Total cash disbursements Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements Financing Borrowings Repayments Interest Total financing Ending cash balance 0 0 0 $