Question

Calculating the Cash Budget

Here are some important figures from the budget of Cornell, Inc., for the second quarter of 2017:

	April			May			June
Credit sales	$	327,000		$	307,000		$	367,000
Credit purchases		135,000			158,000			183,000
Cash disbursements
Wages, taxes, and expenses		44,700			12,200			63,700
Interest		11,700			11,700			11,700
Equipment purchases		87,000			164,000			0

  

The company predicts that 5 percent of its credit sales will never be collected, 25 percent of its sales will be collected in the month of the sale, and the remaining 70 percent will be collected in the following month. Credit purchases will be paid in the month following the purchase.

In March 2017, credit sales were $197,000, and credit purchases were $137,000. Using this information, complete the following cash budget. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

	April			May			June
Beginning cash balance	$	130,000		$			$
Cash receipts
Cash collections from credit sales
Total cash available	$			$			$
Cash disbursements
Purchases	$			$			$
Wages, taxes, and expenses
Interest
Equipment purchases
Total cash disbursements	$			$			$
Ending cash balance	$			$			$

Answer 1