Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of
Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of the current year. Budgeted sales for the first three months of business—September, October, and November—are $233,000, $316,000, and $412,000, respectively. The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 80% are expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 20% in the month following the sale. The collections expected in November from accounts receivable are projected to be:
a)$274,960
b)$186,480
c)$230,720
d)$329,952
Solution
Hence ollections expected in November from accounts receivable=(80%*$288400)+(20%*$221200)
which is equal to
=$274960.
| Cash sales(30%) | Credit sales(70%) | |
| September | 69900 | 163100 | 
| October | 94800 | 221200 | 
| November | 123600 | 288400 | 

