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.
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