QUESTION 4

(20 Marks)

	REQUIRED
	Use the following information provided by Milan Enterprises to prepare the:
4.1	Debtors Collection Schedule for January and February 2018.					(4 marks)
4.2	Cash Budget for January and February 2018. Note: Where applicable, round off amounts to the nearest Rand.					(16 marks)
	INFORMATION
1.	The bank balance of Milan Enterprises was R37 000 (unfavourable) on 31 December 2017.
2.	Credit sales were forecasted as follows:
	December 2017	January 2018	February 2018
	R288 000	R270 000	R324 000
3.	Credit sales usually make up 80% of the total sales. Cash sales make up the balance.
4.	Credit sales are normally collected as follows:
*	20% in the month in which the transaction takes place and these customers are entitled to a 5% discount.
*	75% in the following month.
	The rest is usually written off as bad debts.
5.	Budgeted purchases of inventory are as follows:
		December 2017	January 2018	February 2018
	Total purchases	R250 000	R200 000	R230 000
	Sixty percent (60%) of the purchases are for cash in order to take advantage of a 10% cash discount. The remaining purchases are on credit and are paid for one month after the purchase.
6.	The monthly salaries amount to R72 000. Salaries are expected to increase by 10% with effect from 01 February 2018 for those employees who presently make up 70% of the salary bill. The salaries of the remaining 30% are expected to increase by 7.5%.
7.	Interest at 15% per annum on the loan balance is paid monthly. The loan balance on 31 December 2017 was R360 000 and a repayment of R100 000 will be made on 01 February 2018.
8.	Part of the building is sublet to a tenant and rent is collected monthly. The lease agreement for the year ended 31 January 2018 reflected the rental as R86 400 per annum. The rental will increase by 12% with effect from 01 February 2018.
9.	Other operating expenses amount to R18 000 per month. This amount excludes R3 000 for depreciation. Operating expenses are paid for in the month in which they are incurred.