Caprice Corporation is a wholesaler of industrial goods. Data regarding the store's operations follow: Sales are budgeted at $240,000 for November, $250,000 for December, and $230,000 for January. Collections are expected to be 45% in the month of sale, 52% in the month following the sale, and 3% uncollectible. The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. The company desires an ending merchandise inventory equal to 25% of the following month's cost of goods sold. Payment for merchandise is made in the month following the purchase. The November beginning balance in the accounts receivable account is $59,000. The November beginning balance in the accounts payable account is $246,000.

Required:

a.

Prepare a Schedule of Expected Cash Collections for November and December.

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schedule of expected cash collections
	november	december
sales
schedule of expected cash collections	-	-
accounts receivable
november sales
december sales
total cash collections

Prepare a Merchandise Purchases Budget for November and December. (Input all amounts as positive values.)

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merchandise purchsaes budget	november	december
budgeted cost of goods sold
add or subtract begining or ending inventory?
total needs
add or subtract begining or ending inventory?
required purchase