Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mother's Day gift. Thus, peak sales occur in May of each year. These peak sales are shown in the company's sales budget for the second quarter given below: April $300,000 May June Total eted Sales $500,000 $200,000 $1,000,000 From past experience, the company has learned that 15% of the company's sales are for cash. Credit sales are collected as follows: 20% are collected in the month of sale, another 70% are collected in the month following the sale, and the remaining 10% are collected in the second month following the sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored. February sales totaled $230,000, and March sales totaled $260,000. A. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the second quarter. B. Assume that the company will prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of June 30. Compute the accounts receivable as of that date.
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![Schedule of expected cash collections
Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mother's Day gift. Thus, peak
sales occur in May of each year. These peak sales are shown in the company's sales
budget for the second quarter given below:
April
$300,000
May
June
Total
eted Sales
$500,000
$200,000
$1,000,000
From past experience, the company has learned that 15% of the company's sales are for
cash. Credit sales are collected as follows: 20% are collected in the month of sale,
another 70% are collected in the month following the sale, and the remaining 10% are
collected in the second month following the sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be
ignored. February sales totaled $230,000, and March sales totaled $260,000.
A. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total,
for the second quarter.
B. Assume that the company will prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.
Compute the accounts receivable as of that date.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb8a4644e-c0f7-45ab-8ca0-b43744e710eb%2Fcbe24b18-6902-443c-aeaf-30d62fa5f113%2Fbrpj4wb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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