Cash Collections - estimate of future cash inflows ABC Company makes a product that...

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Cash Collections - estimate of future cash inflows
ABC Company makes a product that is very popular amoung college students.
Thus, peak sales occur in August of each year, as shown in the company's sales budget for the third quarter given below:
July August September Total
Budgeted Sales (all onaccount)100,000,300,000,50,000,450,000
From past experience, the company has learned that 0% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale,
90% are collected in the month following sale, and the remaining 10% are collected in the second month following sale.
Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored. May sales totaled $50,000, and June sales totaled $75,000.
a Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the third quarter.
b Budgeted sales peak in August, as noted in the given data. In which month do budgeted cash inflows peak?
c Assume that the company will prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of September 30.
Compute the Accounts Receivable balance as of that date.
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