Frontier Ltd., a leader in solar technology, makes all sales on credit, offering terms 2/10 net 40. Expected sales for each month January to June (in $M) are respectively; Jan Feb Mar April May June 145 Sales (SM) 70 95 120 130 110. The accounting staff has prepared a schedule detailing the expected cash collections over the 6 month period January to June. From experience, Frontier expects to collect 20% of any month's sales in that same month, 70% in the following month, and the remaining 10% in the second month following the month of sale. Its expenses, estimated as a percentage of the month's projected sales are; for raw material (50%) paid in the following month since it gets 30 days' credit from its suppliers, wages and salaries (15%) and lease payments (5%) both paid in the month of sale. Taxes are paid at the end of each quarter and are expected to be $22M. (i) Set out ABC's cash budget for the April – June quarter? (ii) Identify whether Frontier has a cash surplus or deficit for each month
Frontier Ltd., a leader in solar technology, makes all sales on credit, offering terms 2/10 net 40. Expected sales for each month January to June (in $M) are respectively; Jan Feb Mar April May June 145 Sales (SM) 70 95 120 130 110. The accounting staff has prepared a schedule detailing the expected cash collections over the 6 month period January to June. From experience, Frontier expects to collect 20% of any month's sales in that same month, 70% in the following month, and the remaining 10% in the second month following the month of sale. Its expenses, estimated as a percentage of the month's projected sales are; for raw material (50%) paid in the following month since it gets 30 days' credit from its suppliers, wages and salaries (15%) and lease payments (5%) both paid in the month of sale. Taxes are paid at the end of each quarter and are expected to be $22M. (i) Set out ABC's cash budget for the April – June quarter? (ii) Identify whether Frontier has a cash surplus or deficit for each month
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