Garden Sales, Inc., sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs for the second quarter The company usually has to borrow money during this quarter to support peak sales of lawn care equipment, which occur during May. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter: a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for April-July are: ril June Sales $560,000 $ 718,000 $ 230,000 $ 360,000 392,000 502,600 161,000 252,000 Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses 168,000 215,400 69,000 108,000 28,000 25,600 Selling expense Administrative expense* 76,000 124,000 43,000 36,000 34,000 70,000 $ 49,000 $ 26,600 $ 15,400 $ 38,000 64,800 Total selling and administrative expenses 19,000 188,800 53,600 Net operating income *Includes $15,000 of depreciation each month b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on account C. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale: 80% collected in the first month following the month of sale, and the remaining 10% collected in the second month following the month of sale. February's sales totaled $130,000, and March's sales totaled $240,000 d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month's inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 50% is paid in the following month. Accounts payable at March 31 for inventory purchases during March total $106,400. e. Each month's ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at March 31 is $78,400 f. Dividends of $26,000 will be declared and paid in April g.Land costing $34,000 will be purchased for cash in May h. The cash balance at March 31 is $48,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of atleast $40,000 at the end of each month i. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $200,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter. . Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total Garden Sales, Inc. Schedule of Expected Cash Collections May June Quarter April Cash sales Sales on account February March ril May June Total cash collections Prepare the following for merchandise inventory A merchandise purchases budget for April, May, and June Garden Sales, Inc. Merchandise Purchases Budget May June April Budgeted cost of goods sold Total needs Required inventory purchases