Nickel Saver Store is a local discount store with the following information:

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Requirement $1.$ Prepare the sales budget for November and December.

Nickel Saver Store

Sales Budget

For the Months of November and December

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Requirements

Prepare the following budgets for November and December:

Sales budget

Cost of goods sold, inventory, and purchases budget

Operating expense budget

Budgeted income statement

Cash collections budget

Cash payments budget

Combined cash budget

Information

October sales are projected to be $$380,000.$

Sales are projected to increase by $15\%$ in November and another $25\%$ in December and then return to the October level in January.

$30\%$ of sales are made in cash while the remaining $70\%$ are paid by credit or debit cards. The credit card companies and banks $($debit card issuers$)$ charge a $4\%$ transaction fee, and deposit the net amount $($sales price less the transaction fee$)$ in the store's bank account daily. The store does not accept checks. Because of the payment mechanisms, there is no risk of non payment or bad debts.

The store's gross profit is $30\%$ of its sales revenue.

For the next several months, the store wants to maintain an ending merchandise. inventory equal to $$12,000$ plus $20\%$ of the next month's cost of goods sold. All purchases for merchandise are made on account and paid in the month following the purchase. The September $30$ inventory is expected to be $$65,200.$

Expected monthly operating expenses and details about payments include the following.

Wages of store workers should be $$7,200$ per month and are paid on the last day of each month.

Utilities expense is expected to be $$800$ per month in September, October, and November.

Utilities expense is expected to be $$1,200$ per month during the colder months of December, January, and February.

All utility bills are paid the month after incurred.

Property tax is $$26,400$ per year and is paid semiannually each December and June.

Property and liability insurance is $$21,600$ per year and is paid semiannually each January and July.