1. The Hurley Company's actual November and December unit sales and estimated unit sales for the following four months are as follows:
2.      November: 6700
3.      December: 9800
4.      January: 6200
5.      February: 8900
6.      March: 6600
7.      April: 7100
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9. The company's inventory policy is to hold enough inventory at the end of the month to meet 30% of next month's sales requirements. Each inventory item costs $1.75. Cash disbursement on purchases is made as follows: 40% is paid in the month of purchase and 60% is paid in the month following purchase.
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11. Each item sells for $4.00 and cash collection patterns are as follows:
12.      % of sales made for cash: 20%
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14.      credit sales are collected as follows -
15.           In the month of sale: 35%
16.           In the month following sale: 40%
17.           In the second month following the sale: 23%
18.           Never collected: 2%
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20. Required
21. Estimate the purchases (in units) for the months of January through March.
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23. Estimate the cash disbursements on purchases for the months of January through March. What is the accounts payable balance at the end of March?
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25. Estimate the cash collections for the months of January through March. What is the accounts receivable balance at the end of March?