Prime Products hopes to borrow $65,000 on April 1 and repay it plus...

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image Prime Products hopes to borrow $65,000 on April 1 and repay it plus interest of $1,000 on June 30 . The following data are available for the months April through June, during which the loan will be used: a. On April 1, the start of the loan period, the cash balance will be $26,500. Accounts receivable on April 1 will total $170,800, of which $146,400 will be collected during April and $19,520 will be collected during May. The remainder will be uncollectible. b. The company estimates 30% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale, 60% in the month following sale, and 8% in the second month following sale. The other 2% are bad debts that are never collected. Budgeted sales and expenses for the threemonth period follow: c. Merchandise purchases are paid in full during the month following purchase. Accounts payable for merchandise purchases during March, which will be paid in April, total \$142,500. Required: 1. Calculate the expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the three months in total. 2. Prepare a cash budget, by month and in total, for the three-month period. Assume the $65,000 loan is made on April 1 and repaid with interest on June 30

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