On March 1 of the current year, Spicer Corporation compiled information to prepare a cash budget for

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On March 1 of the current year, Spicer Corporation compiled information to prepare a cash budget for March, April, and May. All of the company’s sales are made on account. The following information has been provided by Spicer’s management:

Month Credit Sales

Jan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000 (actual)

Feb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000 (actual)

Mar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600,000 (estimated)

Apr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 700,000 (estimated)

May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800,000 (estimated)


The company’s collection activity on credit sales historically has been as follows:

Collections in the month of the sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%

Collections one month after the sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Collections two months after the sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Uncollectible accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Spicer’s total cash expenditures for March, April, and May have been estimated at $1,200,000 (an average of $400,000 per month). Its cash balance on March 1 of the current year is $500,000. No financing or investing activities are anticipated during the second quarter.

Compute Spicer’s budgeted cash balance at the ends of March, April, and May.


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Financial and Managerial Accounting the basis for business decisions

ISBN: 978-0078111044

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Authors: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark Bettner, Joseph Carcello

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