Bed & Bath, a retailing company, has two departments-Hardware and Linens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) Department Total Hardware Linens $ 4,240,000 $3,040,000 $1,200,000 1,407,000 989,000 418,000 2,833,000 2,051,000 782,000 2,190,000 1,330,000 860,000 $ 643,000 $ 721,000 $ (78,000) A study indicates that $371,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to Linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue even if the Linens Department is dropped. In addition, the elimination of the Linens Department will result in a 14% decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department? The president of the retailer Prime Products has just approached the company's bank with a request for a $51,000, 90-day loan. The purpose of the loan is to assist the company in acquiring inventories. Because the company has had some difficulty in paying off its loans in the past, the loan officer has asked for a cash budget to help determine whether the loan should be made. The following data are available for the months April through June, during which the loan will be used: a. On April 1, the start of the loan period, the cash balance will be $24,400. Accounts receivable on April 1 will total $151,200, of which $129,600 will be collected during April and $17,280 will be collected during May. The remainder will be uncollectible. b. Past experience shows that 30% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale, 60% in the month following sale, and 8% in the second month following sale. The other 2% is bad debts that are never collected. Budgeted sales and expenses for the three- month period follow: Sales (all on account) Merchandise purchases Payroll Lease payments Advertising Equipment purchases Depreciation April May $ 285,000 $548,000 $ 194,000 $ 179,000 $ 35,400 $ 35,400 $ 35,800 $ 35,800 $ 64,400 $ 64,400 June $ 251,000 $ 171,000 $ 19,900 $ 35,800 $ 40,400 $ 68,500 $ 19,400 $ 19,400 $ 19,400 c. Merchandise purchases are paid in full during the month following purchase. Accounts payable for merchandise purchases during March, which will be paid in April, total $141,500. d. In preparing the cash budget, assume that the $51,000 loan will be made in April and repaid in June. Interest on the loan will total $860. Required: 1. Calculate the expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the three months in total. 2. Prepare a cash budget, by month and in total, for the three-month period. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the three months in total. Schedule of Expected Cash Collections April May Total cash collections June Quarter Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare a cash budget, by month and in total, for the three-month period. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.) Prime Products Cash Budget April May June Quarter Beginning cash balance Add receipts: Collections from customers Total cash available Less cash disbursements: Merchandise purchases Payroll Lease payments Advertising Equipment purchases Total cash disbursements Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements Financing: Borrowings Repayments Interest Total financing Ending cash balance