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.

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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.
Transcribed Image Text: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.
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