Finch Pointers Corporation expects to begin operations on January 1, year 1; it will operate as a specialty sales company that sells laser pointers over the Internet. Finch expects sales in January year 1 to total $350,000 and to increase 20 percent per month in February and March. All sales are on account. Finch expects to collect 68 percent of accounts receivable in the month of sale, 24 percent in the month following the sale, and 8 percent in the second month following the sale.

Required

1. Prepare a sales budget for the first quarter of year 1.

   Sales Budget	January	February	March
   Sales on account

2. Determine the amount of sales revenue Finch will report on the year 1 first quarterly pro forma income statement.

3. Prepare a cash receipts schedule for the first quarter of year 1.

   Schedule of Cash Receipts	January	February	March
   Receipts from January sales
   Receipts from February sales
   Receipts from March sales
   Total

4. Determine the amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, year 1.