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Garden Sales, Inc., sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs for the second quarter. The company usually has to borrow money during this quarter to support peak sales of lawn care equipment, which occur during May. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for April-July are Apri May June July Sales 710,000 830,000 290,000 490,000 Cost of goods sold 497,000 581,000 203,000 343,000 Gross margin 213,000 249,000 87,000 147,000 Selling and administrative expenses: Selling expense 89,000 24,500 34,000 49,000 47,000 49,500 32,800 Administrative expense 81,200 Total selling and administrative expenses 138,500 205,700 66,800 96,000 74,500 43,300 20,200 51,000 Net operating income ncludes $21,000 of depreciation each month. b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on account. c. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale; 70% collected in the first month following the month of sale; and the remaining 20% collected in the second month following the month of sale. February's sales totaled $190,000, and March's sales totaled $290,000 d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month's inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 50% is paid in the following month. Accounts payable at March 31 for inventory purchases during March total $130,900 e. Each month's ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at March 31 is $99,400 f. Dividends of $38,000 will be declared and paid in Apr g. Land costing $46,000 will be purchased for cash in May h cash at March 31 is $60,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of atleast $40,000 at the end of each month i. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of$200,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest atthe end of the quarter. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total Garden Sales, Inc Schedule of Expected Cash Collections April May June Quarter Cash sales Sales on account February March April May June 0 0 0 Total cash collections

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