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 $51000 b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows: Cash sales Sales on account October ber $4,200 1,00 90,600 $ 510,000 $603,000 636, 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 10 collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible c. Purchases of inventory will total $282.000 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 $170.500, all of which will be paid in December d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $471,000 for December of this amount $61,100 is for depreciation e A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $118,500 will be purchased for cash during December and dividends totaling $18,000 will be paid during the month t. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20.000. An open line of credit is available from the company's bank to Increase its cash balance as needed Prepare a cash budget for December. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during the month. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month. Ashton Company Cash Budget For the Month of December Beginning cash balance $ 51,000 Add collections from customers Total cash available 51,000 Less cash disbursements Payments to suppliers for inventory Selling and administrative expenses New web server Dividends paid Total cash disbursements 0 Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements 51,000 Financing Borrowings Repayments Interest 0 Total financing