Garden Sales, Incorporated, 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: Sales Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses: Selling expense Administrative expense Total selling and administrative expenses Net operating Income. April $510,000 357,000 May $710,000 497,000 June $410,000 July $310,000 287,000 217,000 153,000 213,000 123,000 93,000 71,000 91,000 52,000 31,000 40,500 53,600 32,600 29,000 111,500 144,600 84,600 60,000 $ 41,500 $ 68,400 $ 38,400 $ 33,000 "Includes $13,000 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 $145,000, and March's sales totaled $205,000. 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 $93,100. 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 $71,400.