Janus Products, Inc. is a merchandising company that sells binders, paper, and other school supplies. The company is planning its cash needs for the third quarter. In the past, Janus Products has had to borrow money during the third quarter to support peak sales of back-to-school materials, which occur during August. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter: a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for July to October are as follows: July $130,000 78,000 52,000 August $160,000 96,000 64,000 September $140,000 84,000 56,000 October $135,000 81,000 54,000 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses: Selling expense Administrative expense* Total selling and administrative expenses Net operating income 23,400 18,200 41,600 $ 10,400 27,200 23,400 50, 600 $ 13,400 23,800 16,800 40,600 $ 15,400 21,600 18,900 40,500 $ 13,500 "Includes $2,000 depreciation each month. b. Sales are 25% for cash and 75% on credit. c. Credit sales are collected over a three-month period, with 10% collected in the month of sale, 70% in the month following sale, and 20% in the second month following sale. May sales totalled $84,000, and June sales totalled $90,000. "includes $2,000 depreciation each month. b. Sales are 25% for cash and 75% on credit. c. Credit sales are collected over a three-month period, with 10% collected in the month of sale, 70% in the month following sale, and 20% in the second month following sale. May sales totalled $84,000, and June sales totalled $90,000 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 50% are paid in the following month. Accounts payable for inventory purchases at June 30 total $29,250. e. The company maintains its ending inventory levels at 80% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at June 30 is $45,000. f. Land costing $6,000 will be purchased in July. g. Dividends of $5,500 will be declared and paid in September h. The cash balance on June 30 is $17,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of at least this amount at the end of each month. i. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows it to borrow in increments of $1,000 the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $40,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter The company's president is interested in knowing how reducing inventory levels and collecting accounts receivable sooner will impact the cash budget. He revises the cash collection and ending inventory assumptions as follows: a. Sales continue to be 25% for cash and 75% on credit. However, credit sales from July, August, and September are collected over a three-month period, with 25% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 15% in the second month followina sale. Credit sales from Mav and June are collected durina the third auarter using the collection percentages The company's president is interested in knowing how reducing inventory levels and collecting accounts receivable sooner will impact the cash budget. He revises the cash collection and ending inventory assumptions as follows: a. Sales continue to be 25% for cash and 75% on credit. However, credit sales from July, August, and September are collected over a three-month period, with 25% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 15% in the second month following sale. Credit sales from May and June are collected during the third quarter using the collection percentages specified in the main section. b. The company maintains its ending inventory levels for July, August, and September at 20% of the cost of merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory on June 30 remains $45,000, and accounts payable for inventory purchases on June 30 remain $29,250. Required: 1. Using the president's new assumptions in (1) above, prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total. JANUS PRODUCTS, INC. Schedule of Expected Cash Collections July August September Quarter Cash sales Credit sales: May 2. Using the president's new assumptions in (2) above, prepare the following for merchandise inventory: a. A merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September JANUS PRODUCTS, INC. Merchandise Purchases Budget July August September Total needs