a. The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in...

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a. The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in units): July August September 41,000 October 92,000 31,000 November 17,500 61,000 December 18,000 The selling price of the beach umbrellas is $13 per unit. b. All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern: 30% in the month of sale 65% in the month following sale 5% uncollectible Sales for June totaled $533,000. c. The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 15% of the following month's sales. This requirement will be met at the end of June. d. Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden, a material that is sometimes hard to acquire. Therefore, the company requires that the ending inventory of Gilden be equal to 50% of the following month's production needs. The inventory of Gilden on hand at the beginning and end of the quarter will be: June 30 September 30 97,300 feet ? feet e. Gilden costs $0.60 per foot. One-half of a month's purchases of Gilden is paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable on July 1 for purchases of Gilden during June will be $53,790. Required: 1. Calculate the estimated sales, by month and in total, for the third quarter. 2. Calculate the expected cash collections, by month and in total, for the third quarter. 3 Calculate the estimated quantity of beach umbrellas that need to be produced in July August September and October a. The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in units): July August September 41,000 October 92,000 31,000 November 17,500 61,000 December 18,000 The selling price of the beach umbrellas is $13 per unit. b. All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern: 30% in the month of sale 65% in the month following sale 5% uncollectible Sales for June totaled $533,000. c. The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 15% of the following month's sales. This requirement will be met at the end of June. d. Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden, a material that is sometimes hard to acquire. Therefore, the company requires that the ending inventory of Gilden be equal to 50% of the following month's production needs. The inventory of Gilden on hand at the beginning and end of the quarter will be: June 30 September 30 97,300 feet ? feet e. Gilden costs $0.60 per foot. One-half of a month's purchases of Gilden is paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable on July 1 for purchases of Gilden during June will be $53,790. Required: 1. Calculate the estimated sales, by month and in total, for the third quarter. 2. Calculate the expected cash collections, by month and in total, for the third quarter. 3 Calculate the estimated quantity of beach umbrellas that need to be produced in July August September and October