Question: Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2021 are as follows: January February Sales $347,000 $397,000 Direct materials purchases 120,000

Lorch Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2021 are as follows:
January February
Sales $347,000 $397,000
Direct materials purchases 120,000 109,000
Direct labour 85,000 113,000
Manufacturing overhead 61,000 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, $201,000; December 2020, $279,000
2. Purchases of direct materials: December 2020, $90,000
3. Other receipts: Januarycollection of December 31, 2020, notes receivable $6,000; Februaryproceeds from sale of securities $6,000
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.
Prepare schedules for (1) the expected collections from customers.
Month January February
November $

$

December

January

February

$

$

(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.

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