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The marketing department of Graber Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year. 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

The marketing department of Graber Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.

1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th Quarter
Budgeted unit sales16,000 15,000 14,000 15,000

The selling price of the company?s product is $25.00 per unit. Management expects to collect 70% of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made, 20% in the following quarter, and 10% of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable, all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $65,000.

The company expects to start the first quarter with 2,400 units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to 15% of the next quarter?s budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is 2,600 units.

Required:
1a.

Compute the company?s total sales.

1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterYear
Total sales$$$$$
1b.

Complete the schedule of expected cash collections.(Do not round intermediate calculations. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

Graber Corporation Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterYear
Accounts receivable, beginning balance$$$$$
1st Quarter sales
2nd Quarter sales
3rd Quarter sales
4th Quarter sales
Total cash collections$$$$$
2.

Prepare the company?s production budget for the upcoming fiscal year.(Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Graber Corporation Production Budget
1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterYear
Budgeted unit sales
(Click to select)AddDeduct:(Click to select)Ending inventoryBeginning inventory
Total units needed
(Click to select)AddDeduct:(Click to select)Beginning inventoryEnding inventory
Required production

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