Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of the current year. Budgeted sales for the first three months of business-September, October, and November-are $250,000, $309,000, and $422,000, respectively. The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 80% are expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 20% in the month following the sale. The cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable are estimated to be a. $249,648 b. $138,040 c. $173,040 d. $208,040
Master Budget
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Sales Budget and Selling
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![Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of the current year. Budgeted sales for the first
three months of business-September, October, and November-are $250,000, $309,000, and $422,000,
respectively. The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 80% are
expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 20% in the month following the sale.
The cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable are estimated to be
a. $249,648
b. $138,040
c. $173,040
d. $208,040](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff822e662-0723-4d4f-a6f0-07e2a301d540%2F17e396d0-030d-4698-86d8-45762698e6a1%2Fw5ub12_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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