The marketing department of Graber Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
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1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter |
3rd Quarter |
4th Quarter |
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18,000 |
17,000 |
16,000 |
17,000 |
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The selling price of the company%u2019s product is $26.00 per unit. Management expects to collect 75% of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made, 20% in the following quarter, and 5% of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable, all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $64,000.
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The company expects to start the first quarter with 1,800 units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to 10% of the next quarter%u2019s budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is 2,000 units.
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| 1a. |
Compute the company%u2019s total sales.
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| 1b. |
Complete the schedule of expected cash collections.
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