Your projected sales for the first three months of next year are as follows: January, $15,000; February,

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Your projected sales for the first three months of next year are as follows: January, $15,000; February, $20,000; and March, $25,000. Based on last year’s data, cash sales are 20 percent of total sales for each month. Of the accounts receivable, 60 percent are collected in the month after the sale, and 40 percent are collected in the second month following the sale. Sales for November of the current year are $15,000 and for December $17,000. You have the following estimated payments: January, $4,500; February, $5,500; and March, $5,200.
a. Using the format from the pro forma cash budget in Table 6-8, what is your monthly cash budget for January, February, and March?
b. What will your accounts receivable be for the beginning of April?
c. Will your company have any borrowing requirements for any month during this three-month period? Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Cash Budget
A cash budget is an estimation of the cash flows for a business over a specific period of time. These cash inflows and outflows include revenues collected, expenses paid, and loans receipts and payment.  Its primary purpose is to provide the...
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Entrepreneurial Finance

ISBN: 978-0133140514

6th edition

Authors: Philip J. Adelman; Alan M. Marks

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