Ceres Space Corporation's allotted a budgeted monthly sales are P3,000. In this case, forty percent of its customers pay in the first month and take the 2 percent discount. The remaining sixty percent pay in the month following the sale and don't receive a discount. Ceres' bad debts are very small and are excluded from this analysis. Purchases for next month's sale are constant each month at P1,500. Other payments for wages, rent, and taxes are constant at P700 per month. Construct a single month's cash budget with the information given. What is the average cash gain or (loss) during a typical month for this corporation? * P728 P800 O P776 P2,600 O P740

Ceres Space Corporation's allotted a budgeted monthly sales are P3,000. In this case, forty percent of its customers pay in the first month and take the 2 percent discount. The remaining sixty percent pay in the month following the sale and don't receive a discount. Ceres' bad debts are very small and are excluded from this analysis. Purchases for next month's sale are constant each month at P1,500. Other payments for wages, rent, and taxes are constant at P700 per month. Construct a single month's cash budget with the information given. What is the average cash gain or (loss) during a typical month for this corporation? * P728 P800 O P776 P2,600 O P740

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