Question: Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2021 are as follows: January February Sales $352,000 $398,000 Direct materials purchases

 Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 
 
2021 are as follows: January February Sales $352,000 $398,000 Direct materials purchases
 
121,000 110,000 Direct labour 85,000 112,000 Manufacturing overhead 60,000 76,000 Selling and
 
administrative expenses 75,000 80,000 All sales are on account. Lorch expects collections
 
to be 50% in the month of sale, 40% in the first
 
month following the sale, and 10% in the second month following the
 
sale. It pays 30% of direct materials purchases in cash in the

Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2021 are as follows: January February Sales $352,000 $398,000 Direct materials purchases 121,000 110,000 Direct labour 85,000 112,000 Manufacturing overhead 60,000 76,000 Selling and administrative expenses 75,000 80,000 All sales are on account. Lorch expects collections to be 50% in the month of sale, 40% in the first month following 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. Other data are as follows: 1. Credit sales: November 2020, $202,000; December 2020, $278,000 2. Purchases of direct materials: December 2020, $91.000 3. Other receipts: January-collection of December 31, 2020, notes receivable $6,000; February-proceeds from sale of securities $6,000 4. Other disbursements: February-payment of $20,000 for land The company expects its cash balance on January 1, 2021, to be $50,000. It wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $40,000. Prepare schedules for (1) the expected collections from customers. Month November December January February SA January February $ $ $ LA (2) the expected payments for direct materials purchases. Month January February December $ $ January February $ $ Prepare a cash budget for January and February using columns for each month. LORCH COMPANY Cash Budget For the Two Months Ending February 28, 2021 Jan Beginning cash balance Add: Cash receipts Total receipts Total available cash Less: Disbursements Feb Total available cash Less: Disbursements Total disbursements Excess of cash available over cash disbursements Financing: Borrowing Excess of cash available over cash disbursements Financing: Borrowing Total financing Ending cash balance

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