Question

our Company will open a new store on January 1. Based on experience from its other retail outlets, Entertainment Inc. is making the following sales predictions: Cash Sales Credit Sales January $80,000 $160,000 February $50,000 $170,000 March $60,000 $190,000 April $50,000 $210,000 You estimate that the pattern of collection of credit sales will be 45% in the month of sale and 40% in the month following the sale; 8% in the third month, the remaining 7% is uncollectable. Based on this data calculate the estimated total cash collections for March

Answer 1

Answer:

Entertainment Inc.

The estimated total cash collections for March are:

= $226,300.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                  Cash Sales       Credit Sales

January         $80,000         $160,000

February       $50,000         $170,000

March           $60,000         $190,000

April              $50,000        $210,000

                                January    February     March       April

Credit Sales         $160,000   $170,000    $190,000  $210,000

Cash collections:

45% sales month $72,000     $76,500      $85,500  $94,500

40% ffg sales                             64,000        68,000     76,000

8% third month                                               12,800      13,600

7% uncollectible

Total cash collections for March              $166,300

Cash sales            80,000        50,000       60,000     50,000

Total cash collected for March               $226,300