The Hurley Company's actual November and December unit sales and estimated unit sales for the following four
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- The Hurley Company's actual November and December unit sales and estimated unit sales for the following four months are as follows:
- November: 6700
- December: 9800
- January: 6200
- February: 8900
- March: 6600
- April: 7100
- The company's inventory policy is to hold enough inventory at the end of the month to meet 30% of next month's sales requirements. Each inventory item costs $1.75. Cash disbursement on purchases is made as follows: 40% is paid in the month of purchase and 60% is paid in the month following purchase.
- Each item sells for $4.00 and cash collection patterns are as follows:
- % of sales made for cash: 20%
- credit sales are collected as follows -
- In the month of sale: 35%
- In the month following sale: 40%
- In the second month following the sale: 23%
- Never collected: 2%
- Required
- Estimate the purchases (in units) for the months of January through March.
- Estimate the cash disbursements on purchases for the months of January through March. What is the accounts payable balance at the end of March?
- Estimate the cash collections for the months of January through March. What is the accounts receivable balance at the end of March?
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259307416
16th edition
Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer
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