The management of Vuti has supplied the following sales amounts for the next five months: January February March April May R60 000 R75 000 R55 000 R65 000 R50 000 Additional information: • Off all sales 35% are cash sales based in value. • Of credit sales 50% is collected within the month of sales. Two-thirds of the credit sales collected within the month of sales receives 2% discount. A further 30% of credit sales is collected in the following month; and the remaining credit sales is collected in the month thereafter. Bad debts amounts to 3% of the credit sales. Required: Prepare a debtor's collection schedule that clearly shows how credit sales for the five months will be collected. NB: Round off calculations to two decimal places and the final amount to the nearest value.
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
![The management of Vuti has supplied the following sales
amounts for the next five months:
January
February
March
April
May
R60 000
R75 000
R55 000
R65 000
R50 000
Additional information:
• Off all sales 35% are cash sales based in value.
• Of credit sales 50% is collected within the month of
sales. Two-thirds of the credit sales collected within
the month of sales receives 2% discount. A further
30% of credit sales is collected in the following month;
and the remaining credit sales is collected in the
month thereafter. Bad debts amounts to 3% of the
credit sales.
Required:
Prepare a debtor's collection schedule that clearly shows
how credit sales for the five months will be collected.
NB: Round off calculations to two decimal places and
the final amount to the nearest value.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F390b7e7d-03b6-4a32-8b06-c02002519935%2Fe7b98131-6240-457a-a4e0-c3165bc4538f%2Fm3pk9ak_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![](/static/compass_v2/shared-icons/check-mark.png)
Step by step
Solved in 3 steps
![Blurred answer](/static/compass_v2/solution-images/blurred-answer.jpg)
![Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser…](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781305970663/9781305970663_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Managerial Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337912020/9781337912020_smallCoverImage.jpg)
![Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser…](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781305970663/9781305970663_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Managerial Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337912020/9781337912020_smallCoverImage.jpg)
![Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course…](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337395083/9781337395083_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Excel Applications for Accounting Principles](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781111581565/9781111581565_smallCoverImage.gif)
![EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337514835/9781337514835_smallCoverImage.jpg)