Cash budget. PrimeTime Sportswear is a custom imprinter that began operations six months ago. Sales have exceeded

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Cash budget. PrimeTime Sportswear is a custom imprinter that began operations six months ago. Sales have exceeded management€™s most optimistic projections. Sales are made on account and collected as follows: 50% in the month after the sale is made and 45% in the second month after sale. Merchandise purchases and operating expenses are paid as follows:
In the month during which the merchandise
is purchased or the cost is incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75%
In the subsequent month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
PrimeTime Sportswear€™s income statement budget for each of the next four months, newly revised to reflect the success of the firm, follows:

Cash budget. PrimeTime Sportswear is a custom imprinter that began

Cash on hand August 31 is estimated to be $40,000. Collections of August 31 accounts receivable were estimated to be $20,000 in September and $15,000 in October. Payments of August 31 accounts payable and accrued expenses in September were estimated to be $24,000.

Required:
a. Prepare a cash budget for September.
b. What is your advice to management of PrimeTimeSportswear?

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
Cash Budget
A cash budget is an estimation of the cash flows for a business over a specific period of time. These cash inflows and outflows include revenues collected, expenses paid, and loans receipts and payment.  Its primary purpose is to provide the...
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Accounting What the Numbers Mean

ISBN: 978-0078025297

10th edition

Authors: David H. Marshall, Wayne W. McManus, Daniel F. Viele

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