accounting

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: a. The cash balance on December 1 is $50,600. b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows: October November December Cash sales $ 74, 400 $ 86, 090 $ 85, 080 Sales on account $ 515, 000 $ 533,000 $ 672,080 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. c. Purchases of inventory will total $317,000 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 $190,000, all of which will be paid in December. d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $526,000 for December. Of this amount, $58,600 is for depreciation. e. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $78,000 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $15,500 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 Increase its cash balance as needed