44. Nogueiras Corps budgeted monthly sales are $7,000, and they are constant from month to month. 40% of its customers pay in the first month and take the 2% discount, while the remaining 60% pay in the month following the sale and do not receive a discount. The firm has no bad debts. Purchases for next months sales are constant at 50% of projected sales for the next month. "Other payments", which include wages, rent, and taxes, are 25% of sales for the current month. Construct a cash budget for a typical month and calculate the average cash gain or loss during the month. Do not round intermediate calculations. Group of answer choices $1,779 $1,999 $1,304 $1,694 $1,677

45.Whitmer Inc. sells to customers all over the U.S., and all receipts come in to its headquarters in New York City. The firm's average accounts receivable balance is $2.5 million, and they are financed by a bank loan at an 7.25% annual interest rate. The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections, and it believes this would reduce receivables by 20%. If the annual cost of the system is $15,000, what pre-tax net annual savings would be realized?

Group of answer choices

$25,500

$23,375

$21,250

$22,950

$26,350