Company X expects the following sales in March: Cash Sales Credit Sales $192,500 $650,000 The company collects credit sales as follows: 70% in the month of sale, 25% in the first month after sale, and 5% in the second month after sale. The accounts receivable balance at the beginning of March was $152,500; consisting of $17,500 related to January sales and $135,000 related to February sales. How much cash ($) will be collected from customers in March? O a 583,500 O b. None of the given answers O. 755,000 O d. 777,500 O e. 607,500

Medwig Corporation has a DSO of 17 days. The company averages 3,500 in sales each day (all customers take credit). What is the companys average accounts receivable?

Amusement tickets estimated sales are: What are the balances in accounts receivable for April, May, and June if 60% of sales are collected in the month of sale, 30% are collected the month after the sale, and 10% are collected the second month after the sale?

Nonnas Re-Appliance Store collects 55% of its accounts receivable in the month of sale and 40% in the month after the sale. Given the following sales, how much cash will be collected in February?

My Aunts Closet Store collects 60% of its accounts receivable in the month of sale and 35% in the month after the sale. Given the following sales, how much cash will be collected in March?

Grunewald Industries sells on terms of 2/10, net 40. Gross sales last year were 4,562,500 and accounts receivable averaged 437,500. Half of Grunewalds customers paid on the 10th day and took discounts. What are the nominal and effective costs of trade credit to Grunewalds nondiscount customers? (Hint: Calculate daily sales based on a 365-day year, calculate the average receivables for discount customers, and then find the DSO for the nondiscount customers.)

A companys sales for the coming months are as follows: About 20 percent of sales are cash sales, and the remainder are credit sales. The company finds that typically 10 percent of a months credit sales are paid in the month of sale, 70 percent are paid the next month, and 15 percent are paid in the second month after sale. Expected cash receipts in July are budgeted at what amount? a. 114,520 b. 143,150 c. 145,720 d. 156,000

Ranger Industries has provided the following information at June 30: Other information: Average selling price, 196 Average purchase price per unit, 110 Desired ending inventory, 40% of next months unit sales Collections from customers: In month of sale20% In month after sale50% Two months after sale30% Projected cash payments: Inventory purchases are paid for in the month following acquisition. Variable cash expenses, other than inventory, are equal to 25% of each months sales and are paid in the month of sale. Fixed cash expenses are 40,000 per month and are paid in the month incurred. Depreciation on equipment is 2,000 per month. REQUIREMENT You have been asked to prepare a master budget for the upcoming quarter (July, August, and September). The components of this budget are a monthly sales budget, a monthly purchases budget, a monthly cash budget, a forecasted income statement for the quarter, and a forecasted September 30 balance sheet. The worksheet MASTER has been provided to assist you. Ranger Industries desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of 8,000 at the end of each month. If this goal cannot be met, the company borrows the exact amount needed to reach its goal. If the company has a cash balance greater than 8,000 and also has loans payable outstanding, the amount in excess of 8,000 is paid to the bank. Annual interest of 18% is paid on a monthly basis on the outstanding balance.

On January 1, Sweet Pleasures, Inc., begins business. The company has 14,000 cash on hand and is attempting to project cash receipts and disbursements through April 30. On May 1, a note payable of 10,000 will be due. This amount was borrowed on January 1 to carry the company through its first four months of operation. The unit purchase cost of the companys single product, a box of Sweet Pleasures chocolates, is 12. The unit sales price is 28. Projected purchases and sales in units for the first four months are: Sales terms call for a 5% discount if paid within the same month that the sale occurred. It is expected that 50% of the billings will be collected within the discount period, 25% by the end of the month after purchase, 19% in the following month, and 6% will be uncollectible. Approximately 60% of the purchases are paid for in the month purchased. The rest are due and payable in the next month. Total fixed marketing and administrative expenses for each month include cash expenses of 5,000 and depreciation on equipment of 2,000. Variable marketing and administrative expenses total 6 per unit sold. All marketing and administrative expenses are paid as incurred. REQUIREMENT You have been asked to prepare a cash budget for the next four months to see if the loan can be repaid. Review the worksheet CASHBUD that follows these requirements. The problem data have already been entered in the Data Section of the worksheet.

Negus Enterprises has an inventory conversion period of 50 days, an average collection period of 35 days, and a payables deferral period of 25 days. Assume that cost of goods sold is 80% of sales. What is the length of the firm’s cash conversion cycle? If annual sales are $4,380,000 and all sales are on credit, what is the firm’s investment in accounts receivable? How many times per year does Negus Enterprises turn over its inventory?