Chapter 9, Problem 9.18E

Green Landscaping Inc. is preparing its budget for the first quarter of 2017. The next step in the budgeting process is to prepare a cash receipts schedule and a cash payments schedule. To that end the following information has been collected.

Clients usually pay 60% of their fee in the month that service is performed. 30% the month after, and 10% the second month after receiving service.

Actual service revenue for 2016 and expected service revenues for 2017 are November 2016, $80,000; December 2016, $90,000; January 2017, $100,000; February 2017, $120,000; and March 2017, $140,000.

Purchases of landscaping supplies (direct materials) are paid 60% in the month of purchase and 40% the following month. Actual purchases for 2016 and expected purchases for 2017 are December 2016, $14,000; January 2017, $12,000; February 2017, $15,000; and March 2017, $18,000.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the following schedules for each month in the first quarter of 2017 and for the quarter in total:

(1) Expected collections from clients.

(2) Expected payments for landscaping supplies.

(b) Determine the following balances at March 31, 2017:

(1) Accounts receivable.

(2) Accounts payable.