Chapter 15, Problem 15.8E

The magnitude of operating leverage for Roshan

On September 1, your business had a beginning cash balance of $500. Your sales for August were $800, and your sales for September totaled $1,000. During September, you paid $200 in cash expenses and paid off $350 of accounts payable. Your accounts receivable collection period is 30 days. What is your firm's beginning cash balance on October 1?

Everlast Corp. has total maintenance department expenses of $40,200. The maintenance costs are allocated based on square footage, where the Processing department occupies 6,000 square feet, and the Packaging department occupies 3,000 square feet. Compute the amount of maintenance department expense allocated to Processing.