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 $43,200.

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

OctoberNovemberDecemberCash sales$ 76,200$ 70,800$ 84,400Sales on account$ 520,000$ 527,000$ 649,000

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 $370,000 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 $193,000, all of which will be paid in December.

Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $433,000 for December. Of this amount, $99,800 is for depreciation.

A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $78,500 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $18,500 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.