Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company's balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below: Beech Corporation Balance Sheet June 30 Assets Cash $ 71,000 Accounts receivable 131,000 Inventory 45,500 Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 215,000 Total assets $ 462,500 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable 76,000 Common stock 307,000 Retained earnings 79,500 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 462,500 $ Beech's managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates: 1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $260,000, $280,000, $270,000, and $290,000, respectively. 2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month's 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 month's ending inventory must equal 25% of the cost of next month's sales. The cost of goods sold is 70% 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 $48,000. Each month $5,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $43,000 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. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30. 2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30. 2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30. 3. Prepare an income statement that computes net operating income for the quarter ended September 30. 4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Req 2A Req 2B Reg 3 Reg 4 Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30. September Quarter Merchandise Purchases Budget July August Budgeted cost of goods sold Add: Desired ending merchandise inventory Total needs Less: Beginning merchandise inventory Required purchases July Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Schedule of Cash Disbursements for Purchases August September Quarter $ From July purchases 0 From August purchases From September purchases Total cash disbursements $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 0