Question

Fortune Company's direct materials budget shows the following cost of materials to be purchased for the coming three months: January February March $ 3 Material purchases 14,870 11,690 12,760 Payments for purchases are expected to be made 50% in the month of purchase and 50% in the month following purchase. The December Accounts Payable balance is $7,200. The budgeted cash payments for materials in January are
A. $13,580.
B. $13,815
C. $9,980
D. $7,200.
E. $19,960.

Answer 1

Answer:

Total= $14,635

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Cost of materials:

January= 14,870

February= 11,690

March= 12,760

Payments for purchases are expected to be made 50% in the month of purchase and 50% in the month following purchase.

The December Accounts Payable balance is $7,200.

To calculate the cash disbursement for January, we need to use the following structure:

Cash collection:

Accounts Payable= 7,200

Cash From January= (14,870*0.5)= 7,435

Total= $14,635