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Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mothers Day gift. Thus, peak sales occur in May of each year, as shown in the companys sales budget for the second quarter given below:

	April	May	June	Total
Budgeted sales (all on account)	$450,000	$650,000	$250,000	$1,350,000

From past experience, the company has learned that 25% of a months sales are collected in the month of sale, another 60% are collected in the month following sale, and the remaining 15% are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored. February sales totaled $380,000, and March sales totaled $410,000.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the second quarter.

Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
	April	May	June	Total
February sales				$0
March sales				0
April sales				0
May sales				0
June sales				0
Total cash collections	$0	$0	$0	$0

2. Assume that the company will prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of June 30. Compute the accounts receivable as of that date.

May sales
June sales
Total accounts receivable at June 30	$0