You have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Ashton Company, a distributor of exercise equipment. The following information is available about the company's operations: a. The cash balance on December 1 is $44,400. b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are shown below. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 20% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible. October November Cash sales Sales on account $ 72,600 $ 86,600 425,000 601,000 December $ 89,000 617,000 c. Purchases of inventory will total $358,000 for December. Thirty percent of a month's inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from November's inventory purchases total $207,000, all of which will be paid in December. d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $459,000 for December. Of this amount, $64,500 is for depreciation. e. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $114,000 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totalling $9,500 will be paid during the month. f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the company's bank to bolster the cash position as needed. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for December. Schedule of Expected Cash Collections December cash sales Collections on account: October sales November sales December sales Total cash collections $