Thirst Quencher sells plastic water bottles to outdoor enthusiasts for $1.25 each. The companys marketing manager prepared
Question:
Thirst Quencher sells plastic water bottles to outdoor enthusiasts for $1.25 each. The company’s marketing manager prepared the following sales forecast (in units) for the first half of 2009:
January .....150,000
February .....125,000
March ......180,000
April .......165,000
May .......165,000
June .......155,000
Total.......940,000
Historically, the cash collection of sales has been as follows: 55 percent of sales collected in month of sale, 35 percent of sales collected in month following sale, and 9 percent of sales collected in second month following sale. The remaining 1 percent is never collected because customers do not pay.
Required
Prepare a cash receipts budget for each month of the second quarter (April, May, and June).
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Managerial Accounting A Focus on Ethical Decision Making
ISBN: 978-0324663853
5th edition
Authors: Steve Jackson, Roby Sawyers, Greg Jenkins