The LaGrange Corporation had the following budgeted sales for the first half of the current year:
Cash Sales | Credit Sales | |||
January | $ | 70,000 | $ | 170,000 |
February | $ | 75,000 | $ | 190,000 |
March | $ | 49,000 | $ | 150,000 |
April | $ | 44,000 | $ | 129,000 |
May | $ | 54,000 | $ | 220,000 |
June | $ | 100,000 | $ | 230,000 |
The company is in the process of preparing a cash budget and must determine the expected cash collections by month. To this end, the following information has been assembled:
Collections on sales:
40% in month of sale
30% in month following sale
30% in second month following sale
The accounts receivable balance on January 1 of the current year was $77,000, of which $48,000 represents uncollected December sales and $29,000 represents uncollected November sales.
The total cash collected during January by LaGrange Corporation would be
Multiple Choice:
$301,000
$255,000
$80,000
$191,000
NOTE- Please show how you reached your answer! Thank you in advance!
Answer | ||
The Correct Option is D : $ 191,000 | ||
Explanation | ||
Cash sales |
$ 70,000 | |
Credit sales: | ||
Collection from November sales | $ 29,000 | |
Collection from December sales | $ 24,000 | 48000/60%*30% |
Collection from January sales | $ 68,000 | 170000*40% |
Total cash collected during January | $ 191,000 |
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