value: 10.00 points You have been asked to prepare a December cash budget for Ashton Company, a distributor of exercise equipment. The following information is available about the company's operations: a. The cash balance on December 1 is $45,000. b. Actual sales for October and November and expected sales for December are as follows Cash sales Sales on account October November December 80,800 $ 74,000 $ 98,200 525,000 559,000 643,000 Sales on account are collected over a three-month period as follows 20% collected in the month of sale, 60% collected in the month following sale, and 18% collected in the second month following sale. The remaining 2% is uncollectible. Purchases of inventory will total $371,000 for December. Thirty percent of a month's inventory purchases are paid during the month of purchase. The accounts payable remaining from November's inventory purchases total $201,500, all of which will be paid in December c. d. Selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $506,000 for December. Of this amount, $89,100 is e. A new web server for the Marketing Department costing $95,000 will be purchased for cash during f. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $20,000. An open line of credit is available from the for depreciation December, and dividends totaling $13,500 will be paid during the month. company's bank to bolster the cash position as needed