Serendipity, Inc.  prepared cash estimates for the 3rd quarter of 2021 (3-months). The following estimates were developed for certain items:                                                                                                                         July                 August               September             Cash sales                      P 60,000           P 80,000            P  150,000             Credit sales                        30,000                60,000                  90,000             Purchases                          60,000                55,000                  75,000             Payroll                                 40,000                50,000                  60,000             Other expenses                20,000                25,000                  30,000                     In June, credit sales totaled P50,000 and purchases totaled P60,000. May credit sales were P70,000. Accounts receivable collections amount to 50% in the month after the sale and 40% in the second month after the sale; 10% of the receivables are never collected.   Payroll and other expenses are paid in the month incurred. Sixty percent of purchases are paid in the month incurred and the remainder is paid in the following month. A P20,000 tax payment is due on August 30. The cash balance was P60,000 on July 1 and the company maintain a minimum cash balance of P50,000. Any deficiency in cash can be withdrawn from the credit line of the company from the bank at the beginning of the month when cash is required and is paid at the end of the month when funds are available. Interest rate of the credit line is 12% p.a.   Prepare a cash budget for the 3-month period, July through September. Also add one column for the total of the quarter balance. What is the balance of accounts receivable and accounts payable as of 31?

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Serendipity, Inc.  prepared cash estimates for the 3rd quarter of 2021 (3-months). The following estimates were developed for certain items:                                                                    

                                                    July                 August               September

            Cash sales                      P 60,000           P 80,000            P  150,000

            Credit sales                        30,000                60,000                  90,000

            Purchases                          60,000                55,000                  75,000

            Payroll                                 40,000                50,000                  60,000

            Other expenses                20,000                25,000                  30,000

           

        In June, credit sales totaled P50,000 and purchases totaled P60,000. May credit sales were P70,000. Accounts receivable collections amount to 50% in the month after the sale and 40% in the second month after the sale; 10% of the receivables are never collected.

 

Payroll and other expenses are paid in the month incurred. Sixty percent of purchases are paid in the month incurred and the remainder is paid in the following month. A P20,000 tax payment is due on August 30. The cash balance was P60,000 on July 1 and the company maintain a minimum cash balance of P50,000. Any deficiency in cash can be withdrawn from the credit line of the company from the bank at the beginning of the month when cash is required and is paid at the end of the month when funds are available. Interest rate of the credit line is 12% p.a.

 

  1. Prepare a cash budget for the 3-month period, July through September. Also add one column for the total of the quarter balance.
  2. What is the balance of accounts receivable and accounts payable as of 31?
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