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Herbal Care Corp, a distributor of herb-based sunscreens, is ready to begin its third quarter, in which peak sales occur. The company has requested a $40,000, 90-day loan from its bank to help meet cash requirements during the quarter. Since Herbal Care has experienced difculty in paying off its loans in the past, the loan ofcer at the bank has asked the company to prepare a cash budget for the quarter. In response to this request, the following data have been assembled: a. On July 1 , the beginning of the third quarter, the company will have a cash balance of $53,000. b. Actual sales for the last two months and budgeted sales for the third quarter follow (all sales are on account): May (actual) $ 400,000 June (actual) $ 440,000 July (budgeted) $560,000 August (budgeted) $ 770,000 September (budgeted) $ 395,000 Past experience shows that 25% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale, 70% in the month following sale, and 3% in the second month following sale. The remainder is uncollectible. c. Budgeted merchandise purchases and budgeted expenses for the third quarter are given below: July August September Merchandise purchaSES $336,000 $462,000 $237,000 Salaries and wages $ 43,000 $ 63,000 $ 64,000 Advertising $225,000 $144,500 $104,000 Rent payments $ 9,600 $ 9,600 $ 9,600 Depreciation $ 10,750 $ 10,750 $ 10,750 Merchandise purchases are paid in full during the month following purchase. Accounts payable for merchandise purchases on June 30, which will be paid during July, total $264,000. d. Equipment costing $10,000 will be purchased for cash during July. e. In preparing the cash budget, assume that the $40000 loan will be made in July and repaid in September. Interest on the loan will total $1,200. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total. From accounts receivable May sales June sales From budgeted sales: J uly sales Aug ust sales September sales Total cash collections 2. Prepare a cash budget, by month and in total, for the third quarter. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.) Beginning cash balance Add receipts: Collections from customers Total cash available Less cash disbursements: Merchandise purchases Salaries and wages Advertising Rent payments Equipment purchases Total cash disbursements Excess (deciency) of cash available over disbursements Financing: Borrowings Repayments Interest Total nancing Ending cash balance