Question

Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mother’s Day gift. Thus, peak sales occur in May of each year, as shown in the company’s sales budget for the second quarter given below:

	April	May	June	Total
Budgeted sales (all on account)	$330,000	$530,000	$210,000	$1,070,000

From past experience, the company has learned that 25% of a month’s sales are collected in the month of sale, another 60% are collected in the month following sale, and the remaining 15% are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored. February sales totaled $260,000, and March sales totaled $290,000.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the second quarter.

2. What is the accounts receivable balance on June 30th?

Answer 1

The answer has been presented in the supporting sheet.