Deacon Company is a merchandising company that is preparing a budget for the three-month period ended June 30th. The following information is available

Deacon Company Balance Sheet March 31 Assets Cash $ 56,000 Accounts receivable 36,400 Inventory 62,800 Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation 199,000 Total assets $ 354,200 Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Accounts payable $ 172,100 Common stock 70,000 Retained earnings 112,100 Total liabilities and stockholders equity $ 354,200 Budgeted Income Statements April May June Sales $ 176,000 $ 186,000 $ 206,000 Cost of goods sold 105,600 111,600 123,600 Gross margin 70,400 74,400 82,400 Selling and administrative expenses 19,800 21,300 24,300 Net operating income $ 50,600 $ 53,100 $ 58,100

Budgeting Assumptions: 60% of sales are cash sales and 40% of sales are credit sales. Twenty percent of all credit sales are collected in the month of sale and the remaining 80% are collected in the month subsequent to the sale. Budgeted sales for July are $216,000. 10% of merchandise inventory purchases are paid in cash at the time of the purchase. The remaining 90% of purchases are credit purchases. All purchases on credit are paid in the month subsequent to the purchase. Each months ending merchandise inventory should equal $10,000 plus 50% of the next months cost of goods sold. Depreciation expense is $1,450 per month. All other selling and administrative expenses are paid in full in the month the expense is incurred.

Required: 1. Calculate the expected cash collections for April, May, and June.

2. Calculate the budgeted merchandise purchases for April, May, and June.

3. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for April, May, and June.

4. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet at June 30th. (Hint: You need to calculate the cash paid for selling and administrative expenses during April, May, and June to determine the cash balance in your June 30th balance sheet.)