1-b. Prepare the schedule of expected cash collections. JESSI CORPORATION Schedule of Expected Cash Collections 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year Accounts receivable, beginning balance 1st Quarter sales 2nd Quarter sales 3rd Quarter sales 4th Quarter sales Total cash collections
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![1-b. Prepare the schedule of expected cash collections.
JESSI CORPORATION
Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Year
Accounts receivable, beginning balance
1st Quarter sales
2nd Quarter sales
3rd Quarter sales
4th Quarter sales
Total cash collections](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd63d5ea5-4a1b-4c0d-8eb5-5e4d4ab3569a%2F0d64a586-8934-4241-9d4e-43d051e981cc%2F5cyldza_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![The marketing department of Jessi Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Quarter
9,600
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
12,600
Budgeted sales (units)
11,600
13,600
The selling price of the company's product is $36 per unit. Management expects to collect 55% of sales in the quarter in which the
sales are made and 40% in the following quarter; 5% of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts
receivable, all of which are expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $96,500.
The company expects to start the first quarter with 2,800 units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished
goods inventory in each quarter equal to 15% of the next quarter's budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for
the fourth quarter is 3,050 units.
Required:
1-a. Prepare the company's sales budget.
JESSI CORPORATION
Sales Budget
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Year
Total sales](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd63d5ea5-4a1b-4c0d-8eb5-5e4d4ab3569a%2F0d64a586-8934-4241-9d4e-43d051e981cc%2F892bwc2_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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