Cash Budget The controller of Bridgeport Housewares Inc. Instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presented with the following budget information: September October November Sales $142,000 $178,000 $231,000 Manufacturing costs 60,000 77,000 83,000 Selling and administrative 50,000 $3,000 88,000 expenses Capital expenditures 55,000 The company expects to sell about 10% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 70% are expected to be collected in the month following the sale and there the following month (second month following sale). Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $6,000 of the estimated monthly manufacturing cost annual insurance premium is paid in January, and the annual property taxes are paid in December. Of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, 80% are expected to in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month. Current assets as of September 1 include cash of $54,000, marketable securities of $77,000, and accounts receivable of $158,200 ($124,000 from July sales and $34 from August sales). Sales on account for July and August were $114,000 and $124,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of September 1 include $6,000 of accounts incurred in August for manufacturing costs. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the period they are incurred. An estimated Income tax payment $21,000 will be made in October. Bridgeport's regular quarterly dividend of $6,000 is expected to be declared in October and paid in November. Management desires maintain a minimum cash balance of $53,000. Required: 1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for September, October, and November. Input all amounts as positive values except overall cash decreas deficiency which should be indicated with a minus sign. Assume 360 days per year for interest calculations. Bridgeport Housewares Inc. Cash Budget For the Three Months Ending November 30 September October November Estimated cash receipts from: For the Three Months Ending November 30 September October Estimated cash receipts from: November Total cash receipts Less estimated cash payments for: Other purposes: Total cash payments Cash balance at end of month Excess or (deficiency) Accounting numeric field 2. On the basis of the cash budget prepared in part (1), what recommendation should be made to the controller? The budget indicates that the minimum cash balance be maintained in November. This situation can be corrected by of the marketable securities, if they are held for such purposes. At the end of September and October, the cash balance will minimum desired balance