From the information given below construct a cash budget for five months period starting form May 20X1 till September. MONTH AND YEAR PROJECTED SALES April 20X1 $ 140,000 May 20X1 130,000 June 20X1 90,000 July 20X1 65,000 August 20X1 84,000 September 20X1 95,000 October 20X1 160,000 November 20X1 200,000 December 20X1 240,000 January 20X2 190,000 Total payments 34,700 30,400 41,500 59,000 88,500 110,000 Additional information: a) Assume that minimum cash balance as $ 10,000 and same balance has to be maintained throughout the planning period. b) 100 % percent of sales are credit basis. 80 percent of the accounts receivables are collected in one month, 10 percent during the second month of sale, 5 percent during the second month of sale and remaining during the fourth month of sale.

Cash Surplus  May   $83,300   June    $  61,600   July    $33,000  

Aug  $25,500        Sept $  3650

Explanation:

MONTH AND YEAR          PROJECTED SALES        FIRST MONTH      

                                                                                   COLLECTIONS (80%)

April 20X1                               $ 140,000                   112,000

May 20X1                                 130,000                      104,000

June 20X1                                90,000                        72,000

July 20X1                                  65,000                         52,000

August 20X1                            84,000                         67,200

September 20X1                      95,000                          76,000

October 20X1                          160,000                         128,000  

November 20X1                      200,000                        160,000

December 20X1                       240,000                       192,000

January 20X2                            190,000                      152,000  

First we find the monthly cash collections 80 % in the month of sales , 10% in the second month , 5% in the third and 5 % in the fourth . We have summed them up in the following table.

Sales Collections

                          MAY        JUNE      JULY        AUGUST         SEPT

Particulars

1st Month         104,000     72,000     52,000   67,000      76,000

Collections

2nd Month      14,000       13,000       9000      6500         8400

3rd Month                         7000         6500       4500         3250

4th Month                                            7000      6500         4500

Total

Collections       118,000      92,000    74,500    84,500      92,150

Now we prepare the cash budget deducting payments from collections and maintaining beginning and ending balance.

Cash Budget

                     MAY        JUNE      JULY        AUGUST         SEPT

Particulars

Opening          10,000     10,000     10,000      10,000        10,000

Add Total

Collections       118,000      92,000    74,500    84,500      92,150

Less Closing    10,000        10,000       10,000      10,000      10,000

Less Payments34,700        30,400     41,500      59,000       88,500

Cash Surplus    83,300        61,600     33,000   25,500       3650

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