The Doley Company has planned the following sales for the next three months:

January February March
Budgeted Sales $40,000 $50,000 $70,000

Sales are made 20% for cash and 80% on account. From experience, the company has learned that a month's sales on account are collected according to the following pattern:

Month of sale 60%
First month following sale 30%
Second month following sale 8%
Uncollectible 2%

The company requires a minimum cash balance of $5,000 to start a month. The beginning cash balance in March is budgeted to be $6,000.

Required:
a) Compute the budgeted cash receipts for March.
b) The following additional information has been provided for March:
Inventory purchases (all paid in March) $28,000
Operating Expenses (all paid in March) $40,000
Depreciation expense for March $5,000
Dividends paid in March $4,000
Prepare a cash budget in good form for the month of March, using this information and the budgeted cash receipts you computed for part a) above. The company can borrow in any dollar amount and will not pay interest until April.

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