Question:
Jo Company has the following budgeted sales:
April May June July
Credit sales $ 320,000 300,000 350,000 400,000
Cash sales $ 70,000 80,000 90,000 70,000
The historical pattern of collection of credit sales is 30% in the month of sale, 60% in the month given the month of sale, and the remainder in the second month given the month of sale. There are no bad debts.
a) Evaluate the amount of cash expected to be collected in July?
b) Determine the amount of the budgeted accounts receivable balance on May 31?
Ace Company reports the given for the first quarter of 2014:
Sales $700
Fixed Administrative Expenses 110
Fixed Cost of Goods Sold 100
Fixed Selling Expenses 50
Variable Administrative expenses 30
Variable Cost of Goods Sold 220
Variable Selling Expenses 170
(a) Determine Ace's gross profit?
(b) What was Ace's contribution margin?
(c) What does contribution margin contribute towards?
(d) What assumption does contribution margin analysis make about fixed costs?