In September, TEE Company, a merchandising firm that sells one product, assembled the following information and estimates to prepare a budget for October. Expected sales are 40,000 units at a price of $32 per unit. The cost of merchandise purchases is expected to be $20 per unit. Selling and administrative expenses are estimated at $350,000, of which $20,000 is depreciation. The October 1 cash balance is expected to be $40,000. TEE estimates that 70% of each month’s sales are collected in the month of sale and the remaining 30% is collected in the month after sale. Expected sales for September are $1,000,000. The company pays for 20% of its merchandise purchases during the month of purchase, and pays the remaining 80% during the month following purchase. Merchandise purchases for September are estimated to be $880,000 and the purchase cost per unit is $20. All other out-of-pocket expenses are paid for in cash.

Required:

(a) TEE plans to purchase 38,000 units of merchandise in October. Prepare a cash budget or statement of estimated cash flows for October for the company.

(b) Prepare a budgeted income statement (for external reporting purposes) for the month ended October 31 for TEE Company.