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 companys operations:

The cash balance on December 1 is $51,200.

Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows:

	October		November		December
Cash sales	$	74,200	$	79,600	$	83,600
Sales on account	$	455,000	$	550,000	$	673,000

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.

Purchases of inventory will total $346,000 for December. Thirty percent of a months inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from Novembers inventory purchases total $177,000, all of which will be paid in December.

Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $473,000 for December. Of this amount, $75,000 is for depreciation.

A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $72,000 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $17,500 will be paid during the month.

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the companys bank to increase its cash balance as needed.

Required:

1. Calculate the expected cash collections for December.

2. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for December.

3. 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.