Answer:
Q. Gear Up Co. pays 65% of its purchases in the month of purchase, 30% in the month after the purchase, and 5% in the second month following the purchase. What are the cash payments if it made the following purchases in 2018?
February 2018 $90,000, March 2018 92,000, April 2018 101,000, May 2018 98,000, June 2018 99,500.
Answer) $440,775
Explanation:
Cash payments to be made in 2018 for the purchases given in question are:
Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 June 2018
Cash Payments
65% of $90,000 58,500
30% of $90,000 27,000
5% of $90,000 4,500
65% of $92,000 59,800
30% of $92,000 27,600
5% of $92,000 4,600
65% of $101,000 65,650
30% of $101,000 30,300
5% of $101,000 5,050
65% of $98,000 63,700
30% of $98,000 29,400
65% of $99,500 64,675
Total $58,500 $86,800 $97,750 $98,600 $99,125
Total payments in 2018=$440,775
(58,500+86,800+97,750+98,600+99,125)
