Answer:
National Bromide
The expected cash collections in months 3 and 4 are:
Month 3 = $122 ,000
Month 4 = $104,000
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
(figures in thousands of dollars):
Months 1 2 3 4
Cash sales 16 25 19 15
Sales on credit 105 125 95 75
Collections of sales on credit:
60% current month 63 75 57 45
20% next month 21 25 19
20% two months 21 25
Cash sales 16 25 19 15
Total collections 79 121 122 104
b) The credit sales are not collected in full until after two months or 60 days. After classifying the cash collections on percentage basis, the cash sales for each month are added to ensure that the correct cash collections for the month are obtained.