Question:

G & J Merchandising & More is a family-owned auto-parts store. You are the management accountant of the concern and have been given the task of preparing the cash budget for the business for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Your data collection has yielded the following:

(i) Extracts from the sales and purchases budgets are as follows:

Month Cash Sales Purchases Sales On November 2020- March 2021 Account November $151,100 $480,000 $390,000 December $145,500 $600,000 $360,000 January $159,025 $700,000 $505,000 February $169,350 $650,000 $400,000 March $176,200 $800,000 $518,000