Randall Company is a merchandising company that sells a single product. The company's inventories, production, and sales in units for the next three months have been forecasted as follows:
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October |
November |
December |
| Beginning inventory |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Merchandise purchases |
58,000 |
68,000 |
33,000 |
| Sales |
58,000 |
68,000 |
38,000 |
| Ending inventory |
20,000 |
20,000 |
15,000 |
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Units are sold for $13 each. One fourth of all sales are paid for in the month of sale and the balance are paid for in the following month. Accounts receivable at September 30 totaled $464,000.
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Merchandise is purchased for $7 per unit. Half of the purchases are paid for in the month of the purchase and the remainder are paid for in the month following purchase. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to total $134,000 each month. One half of these expenses will be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance will be paid in the following month. There is no depreciation. Accounts payable at September 30 totaled $304,000 includes selling and administrative payables.
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Cash at September 30 totaled $94,000. A payment of $314,000 for purchase of equipment is scheduled for November, and a dividend of $214,000 is to be paid in December.
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Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for each of the months of October, November, and December. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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| Schedule of Expected Cash Collections |
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October |
November |
December |
| Sales |
$ |
$ |
$ |
| September accounts receivable |
$ |
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| October sales |
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$ |
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| November sales |
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$ |
| December sales |
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| Total cash collections |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Prepare a schedule showing expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases and selling and administrative expenses for each of the months October, November, and December. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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| Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements |
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October |
November |
December |
| Merchandise purchases |
$ |
$ |
$ |
| Selling and administrative expenses |
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| Total incurred |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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| Disbursements, previous month |
$ |
$ |
$ |
| Disbursements, current month |
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| Total |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Prepare a cash budget for each of the months October, November, and December. There is no minimum required ending cash balance. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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Randall Company
Cash Budget |
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October |
November |
December |
| Beginning cash balance |
$ |
$ |
$ |
| Add cash receipts |
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| Total cash available |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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| Disbursements |
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| Accounts payable |
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| Payment for equipment |
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| Payment for dividend |
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| Total disbursements |
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| Ending cash balance |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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