Data regarding Bengal Corporation are as follows:

(a). Budgeted Sales for the year 2020 are:

January : 20,000 units

February: 35,000 units

March: 35,000 units

April: 45,000 units

May: 60,000 units

June: 75,000 units

July: 75,000 units

August: 80,000 units

September: 65,000 units

October: 50,000 units

November: 25,000 units

December: 15,000 units

(b). Selling Price per unit is usually 175 Taka. However due to increase in demand, the

price was increased to 190 Taka in the second and third quarter of the year.

(c). 30% of the sales each month are in cash and the rest are on account.

(d). On account collection patterns are as follows: 45% is collected in the following month

of sales and the remaining 55% is collected the second month following the month of sales.

Previous Accounts receivables of 8,877,750 Taka will be collected in the month of July.

(e). The company wants ending inventory to be equal to 25% of the following month's

estimated sales in units.

(f). The company purchases 60% of its inventory in the month prior to the month of sale,

keeping it in the ending inventory, and 40% in the month of sale. Payment for inventory in made in

the month following the purchase.

(g). The company required 3 kilograms of raw materials to manufacture one unit of final

product, at a cost of 3 Taka per kilogram.

(h). In order to make one unit of product, the company requires 0.15 hours of direct labors,

at a cost of 12 Taka per hour.

(i). The company has an incentive policy for the labors that any extra hour the labors work

beyond 8000 hours each month, they will get paid at a rate of 15 Taka for every additional hour

worked.

(j). Manufacturing Overhead is applied to units of products on the basis of direct labor

hours. The company uses variable manufacturing overhead rate of 1.50 Taka for each unit produced.

Fixed manufacturing overhead is of 110,000 Taka which includes 35,000 Taka of factory related

Depreciation Expense.

(k). Variable selling and administrative expenses are 4.20 Taka per unit. Fixed selling and

administrative expenses are of 1000000 Taka which includes 33,000 Taka of Depreciation Expense.

(l). The company paid a cash dividend of 2500000 Taka in July, 2800000 Taka in the month

of August and 5000000 Taka in the month of September.

(m). The company spent the following amounts on purchasing non-current assets in the year

2020:

February 100000 Taka

June 800000 Taka

July 4000000 Taka

September 2100000 Taka

December 500000 Taka

(n). Cash Balance on July 1 2020 is 230,000 Taka . Due to the corona virus crisis, the

company requires a minimum of 4000000 Taka at the beginning of each month, from August

onwards.

(m). Due to the corona virus crisis, in the month of September, the company spent as

additional 10000000 Taka in cash, in order to support its labor financially.

Requirement:

Identity at least two possible ways Bengal Corporation can overcome the issue of cash

deficiency the company might face (in the month of September) while operating the business. You

must explain in detail how your stated solution can help the company overcome its cash deficiency

problem.