Question: Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2021 are as follows: January February Sales $347,000 $396,000 Direct materials purchases 119,000
Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2021 are as follows:
| January | February | ||||
| Sales | $347,000 | $396,000 | |||
| Direct materials purchases | 119,000 | 111,000 | |||
| Direct labour | 84,000 | 113,000 | |||
| Manufacturing overhead | 59,000 | 75,000 | |||
| Selling and administrative expenses | 75,000 | 81,000 |
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, $201,000; December 2020, $277,000 |
| 2. | Purchases of direct materials: December 2020, $91,000 |
| 3. | Other receipts: Januarycollection of December 31, 2020, notes receivable $5,000; Februaryproceeds from sale of securities $7,000 |
| 4. | Other disbursements: Februarypayment of $20,000 for land |
The company expects its cash balance on January 1, 2021, to be $51,000. It wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $40,000.
1) the expected collections from customers.
the expected payments for direct materials purchases.
Prepare a cash budget for January and February using columns for each month.
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