The Amber Magic Shoppe has forecast its sales revenues and purchases for the last 5 months of 2014 to be as follows:                                 Sales       Purchases August                $25,000       $17,000 September             15,000         19,500 October                 25,000         29,000 November             30,000         20,000 December              26,000         24,000   65% of sales are on credit. On the basis of past experience, 50% of the accounts receivable are collected the month after the sale and the remainder are collected 2 months after the sale. Purchases are paid 30 days after they are incurred. The firm had a cash balance of $5,000 as of September 30th, and its minimum required cash balance is $4,000. It had no beginning loan balance. Prepare a cash budget for October, November and December.

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The Amber Magic Shoppe has forecast its sales revenues and purchases for the last 5 months of 2014 to be as follows:

 

                              Sales       Purchases

August                $25,000       $17,000

September             15,000         19,500

October                 25,000         29,000

November             30,000         20,000

December              26,000         24,000

 


65% of sales are on credit. On the basis of past experience, 50% of the accounts receivable are collected the month after the sale and the remainder are collected 2 months after the sale. Purchases are paid 30 days after they are incurred. The firm had a cash balance of $5,000 as of September 30th, and its minimum required cash balance is $4,000. It had no beginning loan balance. Prepare a cash budget for October, November and December.

 

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