REQUIRED Use the information provided below to prepare the following for Protea Limited for January, February and March 2023:

4.1 Debtors Collection Schedule (6 marks)

4.2 Cash Budget (14 marks)

INFORMATION Protea Limited is in the process of formulating plans for the first quarter of 2023.

1. The following sales figures show the growth expected:

Year Month Sales 2022 December R460 000

2023 January R560 000

2023 February R640 000

2023 March R720 000

2. Forty percent (40%) of the sales is expected to be for cash and the balance is on credit.

3. Twenty percent (20%) of the credit sales is expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 75% in the month after the sale. The remaining 5% is usually written off as bad debts. Debtors who settle their accounts in the month of the sale are entitled to a 5% discount.

4. The purchase of inventory is the companys largest expenditure and the cost of these items equals 60% of the current months sales (excluding any discounts). Sixty percent (60%) of the purchases is for cash, to take advantage of a 10% discount. The balance is on credit and is paid in the month after the purchase.

5. Wages and fringe benefits equal 20% of the current months sales (excluding any discounts). Labour costs are paid for in the month in which they are incurred.

6. Property taxes are estimated at R48 000 for 2023 and will be paid in four equal instalments in the last month of each quarter.

7. General and administrative expenses are projected to be R420 000 for 2023 including depreciation of R48 000. These expenses are incurred evenly throughout the year and are payable monthly.

8. Selling and distribution expenses amount to R24 000 for January 2023 and are expected to increase by 10% per month thereafter.

9. A provisional company tax payment will be made during January 2023 and it is calculated at a rate of 28% on half the estimated taxable income of R880 000 for the financial year.

10. The expected cash balance on 31 December 2022 is R100 000