8 Homework i Help Save & Exit You have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Ashton Company, a distributor of exercise equipment. The following information is available about the company's operations: a. The cash balance on December 1 is $57,600. b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows: October November December Cash sales Sales on account $ 65,600 $ 74,800 $ 83,200 $480,000 $ 602,000 $ 671,000 Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows: 20% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible. c. Purchases of inventory will total $342,000 for December. Thirty percent of a month's inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from November's inventory purchases total $202,000, all of which will be paid in December, d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $523,000 for December. Of this amount, $51,500 is for depreciation. e. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $76,500 will be purchased for cash during December, and dividends totaling $16,500 will be paid during the month. f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the company's bank to increase its cash balance as needed. equired: Calculate the expected cash collections for December. PO Prev 1 of 2 Next > CH L e