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Durnev Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The companys balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Durnev Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash	$	96,000
Accounts receivable		139,000
Inventory		70,200
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation		228,000
Total assets	$	533,200
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable	$	89,000
Common stock		333,000
Retained earnings		111,200
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$	533,200

The company managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $390,000, $410,000, $400,000, and $420,000, respectively.

2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each months credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

3. Each months ending inventory must equal 30% of the cost of next months sales. The cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $54,000. Each month $7,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $47,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

How much is the company's expected cash disbursement for merchandise in the month of July?

Multiple Choice

• $89,000

• $95,040

• $184,040

• $142,560