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Question 1:

Accepting that there is now a greater need to plan properly for the future, Management has sought your help in revisiting their existing budgets, especially those affecting the cash flow of the company.

It had been agreed that the company should maintain a balance of at least $40,000 at all times. The balance at the start of the year was $45,000.

The current sales policy allows for all sales to be done on a credit basis with 50 % of the sales being collected in the month of sale; 40% in the next month and 10% in the second month after the sale.

Sales projections for the first three months of 2021 are as follows:

January $ 150,000

February $ 160,000

March $ 180,000

You have also learnt that sales in the months of November and December 2020, were $130,000 and $140,000 respectively.

The purchasing policy is also under scrutiny as the market gets more demanding. Currently, all purchases are on credit also and payments are made with 30% in the month of purchase, 50% in the following month and the balance in the second month.

Purchases for November and December in 2020 were, $75,000 and $80,000 respectively. In 2021 these are expected to increase to $100,000 in January, $110,000 in February and $90,000 in March.

In addition, the company has the following monthly expenses which have to be paid:

	January	February	March
Direct Labour	30,000	35,000	20,000
Selling & Administrative Expenses	20,000	15,000	12,000
Maintenance Costs	5,000	7,500	3,000
Motor Vehicle Expenses	3,000	4,500	2,500

You are asked to:

1. Prepare a cash collections budget for the first three months of 2021.

12 Marks

2. Prepare a cash payment budget for the purchases for 2021. 12 Marks
3. Prepare a Cash budget for the first three months of 2021. 16 Marks