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S&P Enterprises needs a cash budget for March. The following information is available. Data January February March Actual January and February and expected March sales:

S&P Enterprises needs a cash budget for March. The following information is available.
Data January February March
Actual January and February and expected March sales:
Cash sales $1,600 $3,750 $5,100
Sales on account 25,00030,00040,000
Total Sales $26,600 $33,750 $45,100
Accounts Receivable Collections:
Month of sale 15%
Month following sale 60%
Second month following sale 22%
Uncollectible 3%
Accounts payable for inventory purchases, March 1 balance $10,500
Budgeted inventory purchases in March $23,500
Inventory payments:
Month of purchase 60%
Month following purchase 40%
Total budgeted selling & administrative expenses in March (including depreciation) $12,500
Budgeted depreciation in March (included in total selling and admin exp) $3,200
Other budgeted cash disbursements in March
Equipment purchases $14,000
Dividends to be paid $2,000
Minimum cash balance to be maintained $10,000
March 1 cash balance $11,500
March 1 outstanding borrowings $0
March 1 interest due $0
The company has a line of credit available to bolster the cash balance as needed.
When preparing budgets, the company maintains their data on a separate sheet from the actual budget and schedules.
Required:
Click the Schedules and Cash Budget tab to prepare the following:
1. Schedule of expected cash collections for March.
2. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for inventory purchases for March.
3. Cash budget for March. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed in March. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month.
(Use cells A4 to D7 and A10 to B30 from the given information, as well as A3 to C34 from the Schedules and Cash Budget to complete this question.)
Accessibility tab summary: Financial information for S and P enterprises, is presented in cells A3 to D7 and rows 9 to 30. A statement for requirement is presented in rows 36 to 43. A table of expected cash collections for student presentation is presented in cells A2 to B8. A table for payment to suppliers for student presentation is presented in cells A10 to B13. The cash budget for student presentation is presented in cells A15 to C34.
Expected cash collections:
March cash collections $5,100
March collections on account:
January sales 5,500
February sales 18,000
March sales 6,000
Total cash collections $28,600
Payments to suppliers:
Accounts payable for inventory purchases, beginning balance $23,500
March purchases 14,100
Total cash payments $23,500
S&P Enterprises
Cash Budget
For the Month of March
Cash balance, March 1 $0
Add cash receipts:
Collections from customers 6,000
Total cash available 6,000
Less disbursements:
Payments to suppliers $14,100
Selling and administrative expenses 3,200
Equipment purchases 2,000
Dividends paid 0
Total disbursements 19,300
Preliminary cash balance (13,300)
Financing:
Additional loan 24,800
Loan repayments 0
Interest 0
Total financing 24,800
Cash balance, March 31 $11,500
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