Garden Sales. Incorporated, sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs for the second quarter. The company usually has to borrow money during this quarter to support peak sales of lawn care equipment, which occur during May. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter: a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for April-July are: b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on account. c. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale; 70% collected in the first month following the month of sale; and the remaining 20% collected in the second month following the month of sale. February's sales totaled $295 , 000 , and March's sales totaled $310.000 d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month's inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 5005 is paid in the following month. Accounts payable at Mareh 31 for inventory purchases during March total $135 , 100 e. Each month's ending inventory must equal 20\% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at March 31 is $96.600 4. Dividends of $42.000 will be declared and paid in April. 9. Land costing $50 , 000 wili be purchased for cash in May. 12. The cash balance at March 31 is $64 , 000 : the compary must maintain a cash balance of at least $40 , 000 at the end of each month 1. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1 , 000 at the beginning of Garden Sales. Incorporated, sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs for the second quarter. The company usually has to borrow money during this quarter to support peak sales of lawn care equipment, which occur during May. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter: a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for April-July are: b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on account. c. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale; 70% collected in the first month following the month of sale; and the remaining 20% collected in the second month following the month of sale. February's sales totaled $295 , 000 , and March's sales totaled $310.000 d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month's inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 5005 is paid in the following month. Accounts payable at Mareh 31 for inventory purchases during March total $135 , 100 e. Each month's ending inventory must equal 20\% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at March 31 is $96.600 4. Dividends of $42.000 will be declared and paid in April. 9. Land costing $50 , 000 wili be purchased for cash in May. 12. The cash balance at March 31 is $64 , 000 : the compary must maintain a cash balance of at least $40 , 000 at the end of each month 1. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1 , 000 at the beginning of
