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Calgon Products, a distributor of organic beverages, needs a cash budget for September. Th...

Calgon Products, a distributor of organic beverages, needs a cash budget for September. The following information is available:

a. The cash balance at the beginning of September is $9,000.

b. Actual sales for July and August and expected sales for September are as follows:

 

July

August

September

Cash sales

$ 6,500

$ 5,250

$ 7,400

Sales on account

20,000

30,000

40,000

Total sales

$26,500

$35,250

$47,400

Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 10% collected in the month of sale, 70% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible.

c. Purchases of inventory will total $25,000 for September. Twenty percent of a month’s inventory purchases are paid for during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from August’s inventory purchases total $16,000, all of which will be paid in September.

d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $13,000 for September. Of this amount, $4,000 is for depreciation

e. Equipment costing $ 18,000 will be purchased for cash during September, and dividends totaling $3,000 will be paid during the month.

f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of S5.000. An open line of credit is available from the company’s bank to bolster the cash balance as needed.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for September.

2. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for inventory purchases for September.

3. Prepare a cash budget for September. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed during September. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month.

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