Nigh Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2017 are as follows: All

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Nigh Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2017 are as follows:
Nigh Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating

All sales are on account. The company expects collections to be lowing the sale, and 10% in the second month following the sale. It pays 30% of direct materials purchases in cash in the month of purchase and the balance due in the month following the purchase. It pays all other items above in the month incurred. Depreciation has been excluded from manufacturing overhead and selling and administrative expenses. Other data:
1. Credit sales: November 2016, $200,000; December 2016, $280,000
2. Purchases of direct materials: December 2016, $90,000
3. Other receipts: January-collection of December 31, 2016, interest receivable, $3,000; February-proceeds from sale of securities, $5,000
4. Other disbursements: February-payment of $20,000 cash for land
The company's cash balance on January 1, 2017, is expected to be $50,000. The company wants to keep a minimum cash balance of $40,000.
Instructions
(a) Prepare schedules for (1) the expected collections from customers and (2) the expected payments for direct materials purchases.
(b) Prepare a cash budget for January and February, with columns for each month.

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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