Question

Schedule of Cash Collections of Accounts Receivable OfficeMart Inc. has "cash and carry" customers and credit customers. OfficeMart estimates that 25% of monthly sales are to cash customers, while the remaining sales are to credit customers. Of the credit customers, 30% pay their accounts in the month of sale, while the remaining 70% pay their accounts in the month following the month of sale. Projected sales for the next three months are as follows: October $58,000 November 65,000 December 72,000 The Accounts Receivable balance on September 30 was $35,000. Prepare a schedule of cash collections from sales for October, November, and December. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. OfficeMart Inc. Schedule of Cash Collections from Sales For the Three Months Ending December 31 October November December Receipts from cash sales: Cash sales $ $ $ September sales on account: Collected in October October sales on account: Collected in October Collected in November November sales on account: Collected in November Collected in December December sales on account: Collected in December Total cash collected $ $ $

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Answer and Explanation:

The preparation of the schedule of cash collections from sales for October, November, and December is presented below:

Particulars    October      November           December  

Sales           $58,000      $65,000           $72,000  

Cash sales   $14,500             $16,250                  $18,000

                     ($58,000 × 0.25)   ($65000 × 0.25)         ($72,000 ×.25 )

Credit sale   $43,500              $48,750                    $54,000  

                     ($58,000 - $14,500)                  

September account receivable       $35,000      

current month payment      

October credit sale:       $13,050       $30,450  

                   ($43,500 × 30%)       (43500 ×70%)  

November credit sale                 $14,625                    $34,125

                                                           ($48,750 × 30%)            (48750 × 70% )

December credit sale:                                  $16,200  

                                                                                                 ($54,000 × 30% )

Total cash collected         $62,550  $61,325                    $68,325

($14,500 + $35,000 + $13,050)   ($16,250 + $30,450 + $14,625)        ($18,000 + $34,125 + $16,200)