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(1A) Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mothers Day gift. Thus, peak sales occur in May of each year, as shown in the companys sales budget for the second quarter given below:

	April	May	June	Total
Budgeted sales (all on account)	$350,000	$550,000	$190,000	$1,090,000

From past experience, the company has learned that 25% of a months sales are collected in the month of sale, another 70% are collected in the month following sale, and the remaining 5% are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored. February sales totaled $280,000, and March sales totaled $310,000.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the second quarter.

2. What is the accounts receivable balance on June 30th?

(1B) Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia. Three cubic centimeters (cc) of solvent H300 are required to manufacture each unit of Supermix, one of the companys products. The company now is planning raw materials needs for the third quarter, the quarter in which peak sales of Supermix occur. To keep production and sales moving smoothly, the company has the following inventory requirements:

1. The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must equal 3,000 units of Supermix plus 25% of the next months sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 16,250 units.
2. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must equal one-half of the following months production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 81,375 cc of solvent H300.
3. The company maintains no work in process inventories.

A monthly sales budget for Supermix for the third and fourth quarters of the year follows.

	Budgeted Unit Sales
July	53,000
August	58,000
September	68,000
October	48,000
November	38,000
December	28,000

Required:

1. Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, September, and October.

3. Prepare a direct materials budget showing the quantity of solvent H300 to be purchased for July, August, and September, and for the quarter in total.

(1C) Garden Depot is a retailer that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Management has prepared the following summary of its budgeted cash flows:

	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
Total cash receipts	$	240,000	$	390,000	$	270,000	$	290,000
Total cash disbursements	$	302,000	$	272,000	$	262,000	$	282,000

The companys beginning cash balance for the upcoming fiscal year will be $32,000. The company requires a minimum cash balance of $10,000 and may borrow any amount needed from a local bank at a quarterly interest rate of 3%. The company may borrow any amount at the beginning of any quarter and may repay its loans, or any part of its loans, at the end of any quarter. Interest payments are due on any principal at the time it is repaid. For simplicity, assume that interest is not compounded.

Required:

Prepare the companys cash budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Repayments, and interest, should be indicated by a minus sign.)