The controller of Mercury Shoes Inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presented with the following budget information:

Line Item Description	June	July	August
Sales	$160,000	$185,000	$200,000
Manufacturing costs	66,000	82,000	105,000
Selling and administrative expenses	40,000	46,000	51,000
Capital expenditures	_	_	120,000

The company expects to sell about 10% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 60% are expected to be collected in the month following the sale and the remainder the following month (second month after sale). Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $12,000 of the estimated monthly manufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in February, and the annual property taxes are paid in November. Of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, 80% are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month.

Current assets as of June 1 include cash of $42,000, marketable securities of $25,000, and accounts receivable of $198,000 ($150,000 from May sales and $48,000 from April sales). Sales on account in April and May were $120,000 and $150,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of June 1 include $13,000 of accounts payable incurred in May for manufacturing costs. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the period they are incurred. An estimated income tax payment of $24,000 will be made in July. Mercury Shoes' regular quarterly dividend of $15,000 is expected to be declared in July and paid in August. Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $40,000.

The company expects to sell about 10% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 60% are expected to be collected in the month following the sale and the expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month. Current assets as of June 1 include cash of $42,000, marketable securities of $25,000, and accounts receivable of $198,000 ( $150,000 from May sales and $48,000 from April sales). Sales on account in April and May were $120,000 and $150,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of June 1 include $13,000 of accounts payable incurred in made in July. Mercury Shoes' regular quarterly dividend of $15,000 is expected to be declared in July and paid in August. Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $40,000. Required: 1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for June, July, and August. 1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for June, July, and August. Feedback Theck My Work The primary source of estimated cash receipts is from cash sales and collections on account. To estimate cash receipts from cash sales and collections on account, a schedule of collections from sales is prepared. 2. The budget indicates that the minimum cash balance be maintained in August. This situation can be corrected by the of the marketable securities, if they are held for such purposes. At the end of June and July the cash balance will desired balance. Feedback Theck My Work Sometimes an item may be a decrease in one period and an increase in a different period. What weaknesses are shown by this cash budget