Quantum Graphics makes custom T-shirts and other promotional products for student organizations and businesses. It plans to open a new location in Austin, Texas. It has secured a corporate contract with Dell Computer Corporation that will generate $15,500 per month in sales. With the new contract and potential student organizations from colleges in San Marcos to Georgetown, it needs to plan for its first quarter of operations.

Quantum Graphics expects cash sales from student organizations to be $5,750, $4,500, and $3,000 for Month 1, Month 2, and Month 3, respectively. Its corporate sales are always made on account.

Based on previous history, Quantum Graphics expects to collect 100% of its corporate sales in the following month of the original sale (e.g. Month 1 account sales are collected in Month 2, Month 2 account sales are collected in Month 3, etc.).

Quantum Graphics' cost of goods sold is projected to be 60% of all sales. Its selling, general and administrative expenses are 16% of all sales (Donations 10% + Advertising 5% + Miscellaneous 1% = 16%). It does not keep any inventory on hand and pays its accounts payable balances in full in the following month of purchase. Quantum Graphics' owner invested $1,500 in this venture. The $1,800 will be used to prepay the first three months of rent. Quantum Graphics signed a three month lease because it is in negotiations to purchase a rundown building for $3,000 located just south of Austin.

It believes it will be able to buy the building at the asking price and will need to make a cash payment in Month 3 for the building.

If Quantum Graphics is short of cash, it has access to a line of credit with an interest rate of 10%.

The total line of credit is $6,000. It will borrow the money at the beginning of the month to avoid a cash shortage. Quantum Graphics will only repay the loan when it has enough cash to pay the full balance and maintain an adequate ending cash balance. All loans that are repaid are repaid on the last day of the month. Quantum Graphics must always maintain an ending cash balance of at least $400.

An owner's draw of $2,800 every month. (Note: sole proprietors and partnerships take owner's draws, stockholders receive dividends).

Based upon the information provided, complete the master budget and answer the questions in Connect When making calculations always round up (i e 33 × 7% = 2 31 round Connect. i.e. 2.31, up to 3.00). You may also assume that there are 30 days in each month of the first quarter.

To what can we attribute the difference between projected total cost of goods sold and projected cash payments for inventory in the first quarter of operations?