FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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**S&P Enterprises: Cash Budget for March**

### Overview

S&P Enterprises needs to prepare a cash budget for March using the provided data.

### Monthly Sales Data

| **Data**                    | **January** | **February** | **March** |
|-----------------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
| Cash sales                  | $1,600      | $3,750       | $5,100    |
| Sales on account            | 25,000      | 30,000       | 40,000    |
| **Total Sales**             | $26,600     | $33,750      | $45,100   |

### Accounts Receivable Collections
- **Month of sale:** 15%
- **Month following sale:** 60%
- **Second month following sale:** 22%
- **Uncollectible:** 3%

### Accounts Payable and Inventory Purchases
- **Accounts payable for inventory purchases, March 1 balance:** $10,500
- **Budgeted inventory purchases in March:** $23,500

### Inventory Payments
- **Month of purchase:** 60%
- **Month following purchase:** 40%

### Expenses and Other Disbursements
- **Total budgeted selling & administrative expenses in March (including depreciation):** $12,500
- **Budgeted depreciation in March:** $3,200
- **Equipment purchases:** $14,000
- **Dividends to be paid:** $2,000

### Cash Balance Requirements
- **Minimum cash balance to be maintained:** $10,000
- **March 1 cash balance:** $11,500
- **March 1 outstanding borrowings:** $0
- **March 1 interest due:** $0

### Additional Information
- The company has a line of credit to bolster the cash balance as needed.
- When preparing budgets, separate data sheets for actual budgets and schedules are used.

### Required Tasks

1. **Schedule of Expected Cash Collections for March**
2. **Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for Inventory Purchases for March**
3. **Cash Budget for March**
   - Indicate any borrowing needed, assuming interest will not be paid until the following month.

>Please use cells A4 to B31 from the provided information to complete these tasks.
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Transcribed Image Text:**S&P Enterprises: Cash Budget for March** ### Overview S&P Enterprises needs to prepare a cash budget for March using the provided data. ### Monthly Sales Data | **Data** | **January** | **February** | **March** | |-----------------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------| | Cash sales | $1,600 | $3,750 | $5,100 | | Sales on account | 25,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | | **Total Sales** | $26,600 | $33,750 | $45,100 | ### Accounts Receivable Collections - **Month of sale:** 15% - **Month following sale:** 60% - **Second month following sale:** 22% - **Uncollectible:** 3% ### Accounts Payable and Inventory Purchases - **Accounts payable for inventory purchases, March 1 balance:** $10,500 - **Budgeted inventory purchases in March:** $23,500 ### Inventory Payments - **Month of purchase:** 60% - **Month following purchase:** 40% ### Expenses and Other Disbursements - **Total budgeted selling & administrative expenses in March (including depreciation):** $12,500 - **Budgeted depreciation in March:** $3,200 - **Equipment purchases:** $14,000 - **Dividends to be paid:** $2,000 ### Cash Balance Requirements - **Minimum cash balance to be maintained:** $10,000 - **March 1 cash balance:** $11,500 - **March 1 outstanding borrowings:** $0 - **March 1 interest due:** $0 ### Additional Information - The company has a line of credit to bolster the cash balance as needed. - When preparing budgets, separate data sheets for actual budgets and schedules are used. ### Required Tasks 1. **Schedule of Expected Cash Collections for March** 2. **Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for Inventory Purchases for March** 3. **Cash Budget for March** - Indicate any borrowing needed, assuming interest will not be paid until the following month. >Please use cells A4 to B31 from the provided information to complete these tasks.
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