Please explain why and how as I don't get this part of the question below "The accounts receivable balance on January 1 of the current year was $70,000, of which $50,000 represents uncollected December sales and $20,000 represents uncollected November sales".    Here is the question: (please show me the steps thoroughly)  The LaGrange Corporation had the following budgeted sales for the first half of the current year:       Cash Sales Credit Sales   January........ $70,000 $340,000   February...... $50,000 $190,000   March.......... $40,000 $135,000   April............. $35,000 $120,000   May............. $45,000 $160,000   June............ $40,000 $140,000   The company is in the process of preparing a cash budget and must determine the expected cash collections by month. To this end, the following information has been assembled:     Collections on sales:   60% in month of sale   30% in month following sale   10% in second month following sale   The accounts receivable balance on January 1 of the current year was $70,000, of which $50,000 represents uncollected December sales and $20,000 represents uncollected November sales. The total cash collected during January by LaGrange Corporation would be?

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Please explain why and how as I don't get this part of the question below "The accounts receivable balance on January 1 of the current year was $70,000, of which $50,000 represents uncollected December sales and $20,000 represents uncollected November sales". 

 

Here is the question: (please show me the steps thoroughly) 

The LaGrange Corporation had the following budgeted sales for the first half of the current year:

 

 

 

Cash Sales

Credit Sales

 

January........

$70,000

$340,000

 

February......

$50,000

$190,000

 

March..........

$40,000

$135,000

 

April.............

$35,000

$120,000

 

May.............

$45,000

$160,000

 

June............

$40,000

$140,000

 

The company is in the process of preparing a cash budget and must determine the expected cash collections by month. To this end, the following information has been assembled:

 

 

Collections on sales:

 

60% in month of sale

 

30% in month following sale

 

10% in second month following sale

 

The accounts receivable balance on January 1 of the current year was $70,000, of which $50,000 represents uncollected December sales and $20,000 represents uncollected November sales.

The total cash collected during January by LaGrange Corporation would be? 

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