Question

Exercise 9-18

Green Landscaping Inc. is preparing its budget for the first quarter of 2020. The next step in the budgeting process is to prepare a cash receipts schedule and a cash payments schedule. To that end the following information has been collected.

Clients usually pay 60% of their fee in the month that service is performed, 30% the month after, and 10% the second month after receiving service.

Actual service revenue for 2019 and expected service revenues for 2020 are November 2019, $93,590; December 2019, $82,600; January 2020, $104,410; February 2020, $122,360; and March 2020, $134,050.

Purchases of landscaping supplies (direct materials) are paid 60% in the month of purchase and 40% the following month. Actual purchases for 2019 and expected purchases for 2020 are December 2019, $18,580; January 2020, $13,310; February 2020, $17,650; and March 2020, $20,140.

(a)

Prepare the following schedules for each month in the first quarter of 2020 and for the quarter in total:

(1) Expected collections from clients.

GREEN LANDSCAPING INC. Schedule of Expected Collections From Clients March 31, 2020For the Year Ending March 31, 2020For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2020
		January		February		March		Quarter
November		$		$		$		$
December
January
February
March
Total collections		$		$		$		$

(2) Expected payments for landscaping supplies.

GREEN LANDSCAPING INC. Schedule of Expected Payments for Landscaping Supplies March 31, 2020For the Year Ending March 31, 2020For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2020
		January		February		March		Quarter
December		$		$		$		$
January
February
March
Total payments		$		$		$		$

(b)

Determine the following balances at March 31, 2020:

(1)		Accounts receivable		$
(2)		Accounts payable		$

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Answer 1

a.

b. Accounts Receivables at March 31,2020 = $698,183
Accounts Payable at March 31, 2020 = $50,476