Question

Schedule of Cash Payments for a Service Company

SafeMark Financial Inc. was organized on February 28. Projected selling and administrative expenses for each of the first three months of operations are as follows:

March	$136,100
April	127,900
May	116,400

Depreciation, insurance, and property taxes represent $29,000 of the estimated monthly expenses. The annual insurance premium was paid on February 28, and property taxes for the year will be paid in June. 61% of the remainder of the expenses are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred, with the balance to be paid in the following month.

Prepare a schedule indicating cash payments for selling and administrative expenses for March, April, and May.

SafeMark Financial Inc.
Schedule of Cash Payments for Selling and Administrative Expenses
For the Three Months Ending May 31
	March	April	May
March expenses:
Paid in March	$
Paid in April		$
April expenses:
Paid in April
Paid in May			$
May expenses:
Paid in May
Total cash payments	$	$	$

Answer 1

Schedule of Cash Payments for Selling and Administrative Expenses

	march	april	may
March expenses: (136,100 - $29,000 = 107100)
Paid in March (107100*61%)	65331
Paid in April (107100 * 39%)		41769
April expenses: (127,900 - $29,000 = 98900)
Paid in April (98900 * 61%)		60329
Paid in May (98900 * 39%)			38571
May expenses:
Paid in May [(116,400 - 29000) * 61%]			53314
Total cash payments	$65331	$102098	$91885