5 QUESTION 1-CompulsoryGlorious Nature Company, a local business with twenty branches in the country has been affectedby numerous emerging competitors and is considering shutting down the business for good if thecash flow for the next two months are not showing good prospects.The CEO is asking for a cash budget for May and June 2023 to assist the company's managementto consider whether to shut down the business for good. Past records reveal that 20% of all creditsales are collected during the month of sale, 60% in the month following the sale, 10% in thesecond month following the sale and 10% in the third month following the sale.The company pays for 75% of purchases in the month after purchase, and the balance is paid inthe month following that.Selling expenses amount to $6,600 per month plus 15% of monthly sales. Administrative expensesare estimated to be at $13,100 per month, which includes $3,800 of depreciation expense. Financeexpenses are $1,750 per month. All selling and distribution, administrative, and finance and otherexpenses are paid for when incurred.The company is also planning to carry out its first retrenchment exercise during May 2023 at acost of $20,600. A second phase of retrenchment which will cost the company $39,000 will bepaid during June 2023. The interest due for bank loans is $1,650 and paid at the end of everyquarter of the year. The company's expected Cash at Bank balance on 1 May 2023 is $9,200.Details of Sales and Purchases as follows:Sales$75,000$66,000$88,000$60,500$71,500February 2023March 2023April 2023May 2023June 2023Purchases$38,500$33,000$55,000$27,500$38,500

Cash Inflows:Cash inflows are the collections from credit sales. As per the given information, the…

Glorious Nature Company, a local business with twenty branches in the country has been affected by numerous emerging competitors and is considering shutting down the business for good if the cash flow for the next two months are not showing good prospects. The CEO is asking for a cash budget for May and June 2023 to assist the company's management to consider whether to shut down the business for good. Past records reveal that 20% of all credit sales are collected during the month of sale, 60% in the month following the sale, 10% in the second month following the sale and 10% in the third month following the sale. The company pays for 75% of purchases in the month after purchase, and the balance is paid in the month following that.

Glorious Nature Company, a local business with twenty branches in the country has been affected by numerous emerging competitors and is considering shutting down the business for good if the cash flow for the next two months are not showing good prospects. The CEO is asking for a cash budget for May and June 2023 to assist the company's management to consider whether to shut down the business for good. Past records reveal that 20% of all credit sales are collected during the month of sale, 60% in the month following the sale, 10% in the second month following the sale and 10% in the third month following the sale. The company pays for 75% of purchases in the month after purchase, and the balance is paid in the month following that.

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