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The following data relate to the operations of Shilow Company, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods: a. The gross margin is 25% of sales. b. Actual and budgeted sales data: c. Sales are 60% for cashtand 40% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales. d. Each month's ending inventory should equal 80% of the following month's budgeted cost of goods sold. e. One-half of a month's inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable at March 31 are the result of March purchases of inventory. f. Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, 12% of sales; rent, $2,600 per month; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 6% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $981 per month (includes depreciation on new assets). 9. Equipment costing $1,800 will be purchased for cash in April. h. Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $4,000 at the end of each month. 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 $20,000. 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. Required: Using the preceding data: 1. Complete the schedule of expected cash collections. 2. Complete the merchandise purchases budget and the schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases. 3. Complete the cash budget. 4. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ended June 30. 5. Prepare a balance sheet as of June 30 . Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Complete the schedule of expected cash collections. Garden Depot is a retaller that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Management has prepared the following summary of its budgeted cash flows: The company's 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 company's cash budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Repayments, interest, and cash deficiencies should be indicated by a minus sign.)