Return to qu estio n Problem 9-12 Schedules of Expected Cash Collections and Disbursements [L02] %u have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Ashton Company. a distributor of exercise equipment. The following information is available about the company's operations: The cash balance on December'l is $50.600. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are shown below. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 20% collected in the month of sale. 60% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible. 57!\" October November December Cash sales 3 T4,!00 $ 35,000 $ 35,000 Sales on account. 515,000 533,000 6?2,000 c. Purchases of inventory will total $317,000 for December. Thirty percent of a month's inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from November's inventory purchases total $190,000. all of which will be paid in December. . Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $526,000 for December. Oftl'lis amount. $58.60!) is for depreciation. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $78,000 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totalling $15,500 will be paid during the month. f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the company's bank to bolster the cash position as needed. gun. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for December. Answer is complete and correct. Schedule of Expected Cash Collections December cash sales $ 85,000 Collections on account: October sales 92,700 November sales 319,800 December sales 134,400 Total cash collections 631,9002. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements during December for merchandise purchases. X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements Payments to suppliers: November purchases $ 95,100 X December purchases 190,000 X Total cash payments $ 285,100