Barnum Distributors wants a projection of cash receipts and cash payments for the month of November. On November 28, a note will be payable in the amount of $98,500, including interest. The cash balance on November 1 is $29,600. Accounts payable to merchandise creditors at the end of October were $217,000.
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The company's experience indicates that 70 percent of sales will be collected during the month of sale, 20 percent in the month following the sale, and 7 percent in the second month following the sale; 3 percent will be uncollectible. The company sells various products at an average price of $11 per unit. Selected sales figures are as follows:
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Units |
| Sept.%u2212actual |
40,000 |
| Oct.%u2212actual |
60,000 |
| Nov.%u2212estimated |
80,000 |
| Dec.%u2212estimated |
50,000 |
| Total estimated for the current year |
800,000 |
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Because purchases are payable within 15 days, approximately 50 percent of the purchases in a given month are paid in the following month. The average cost of units purchased is $7 per unit. Inventories at the end of each month are maintained at a level of 2,000 units plus 10 percent of the number of units that will be sold in the following month. The inventory on October 1 amounted to 8,000 units.
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Budgeted operating expenses for November are $220,000. Of this amount, $90,000 is considered fixed (including depreciation of $35,000). All operating expenses, other than depreciation, are paid in the month in which they are incurred.
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The company expects to sell fully depreciated equipment in November for $8,400 cash.