Question: Rigley Company expects to have a cash balance of $46,000 on January 1, 2017. These are the relevant monthly budget data for the first two months of 2017.
1. Collections from customers: January $71,000 and February $146,000.
2. Payments to suppliers: January $40,000 and February $75,000.
3. Wages: January $30,000 and February $40,000. Wages are paid in the month they are incurred.
4. Administrative expenses: January $21,000 and February $24,000. These costs include depreciation of $1,000 per month. All other costs are paid as incurred.
5. Selling expenses: January $15,000 and February $20,000. These costs are exclusive of depreciation. They are paid as incurred.
6. Sales of short-term investments in January are expected to realize $12,000 in cash. Rigley has a line of credit at a local bank that enables it to borrow up to $25,000. The company wants to maintain a minimum monthly cash balance of $20,000.
Instructions: Prepare a cash budget for January and February.