Question: S&P Enterprises has provided data from the first three months of the year. The Controller has asked you to prepare the Cash Budget and the

S&P Enterprises has provided data from the first three months of the year. The Controller has asked you to prepare the Cash Budget and the related Schedules for Expected cash collections and Payments to suppliers.

Data January February March
Actual January and February and expected March sales:
Cash sales $ 1,600 $ 3,750 $ 5,100
Sales on account 25,000 30,000 40,000
Total Sales $ 26,600 $ 33,750 $ 45,100
Accounts Receivable Collections:
Month of sale 15%
Month following sale 60%
Second month following sale 22%
Uncollectible 3%
Accounts payable for inventory purchases, March 1 balance $ 10,500
Budgeted inventory purchases in March $ 23,500
Inventory payments:
Month of purchase 60%
Month following purchase 40%
Total budgeted selling & administrative expenses in March (including depreciation) $ 12,500
Budgeted depreciation in March (included in total selling and admin exp) $ 3,200
Other budgeted cash disbursements in March
Equipment purchases $ 14,000
Dividends to be paid $ 2,000
Minimum cash balance to be maintained $ 10,000
March 1 cash balance $ 11,500
March 1 outstanding borrowings $ 0
March 1 interest due $ 0

The company has a line of credit available to bolster the cash balance as needed.

When preparing budgets, the company maintains their data on a separate sheet from the actual budget and schedules.

Required:

Click the Schedules and Cash Budget tab to prepare the following:

Schedule of expected cash collections for March.

Schedule of expected cash disbursements for inventory purchases for March.

Cash budget for March. Indicate in the financing section any borrowing that will be needed in March. Assume that any interest will not be paid until the following month.

S&P Enterprises

Cash Budget

Excel result

Expected cash collections:

March cash collections

$5,100

March collections on account:

January sales

$5,500

February sales

$18,000

March sales

$6,000

Total cash collections

$34,600

Payments to suppliers:

Accounts payable for inventory purchases, beginning balance

$10,500

March purchases

$14,100

Total cash payments

$24,600

S&P Enterprises

Cash Budget

For the Month of March

Cash balance, March 1

$11,500

Add cash receipts:

Collection from customers

$34,600

Total cash available

$46,100

Less disbursements:

Payments to suppliers

$24,600

selling and administrative expenses

$9,300

Equipment purchases

$14,000

Dividends paid

$2,000

Total disbursements

$49,900

Cash balance before financing

-$3,800

Financing:

Borrowings

$13,800

Repayments

Interest

Total financing

$13,800

Cash balance, March 31

$10,000

please show me how to calculate these, specifically what numbers i need to use because everyone is providing me with excel calculations and they do not transfer over to my excell sheet.

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