Archer Electronics Company's actual sales and purchases for April and May are shown here along with forecast sales and purchases for June through September: April (actual) May (actual) June (forecast) July (forecast) August (forecast) September (forecast) Sales $ 370,000 350,000 325,000 325,000 340,000 380,000 Purchases $ 155,000 145,000 145,000 205,000 225,000 220,000 The company makes 20 percent of its sales for cash and 80 percent on credit. Of the credit sales, 50 percent are collected in the month after the sale and 50 percent are collected two months later. Archer pays for 20 percent of its purchases in the month after purchase and 80 percent two months after. Labor expense equals 15 percent of the current month's sales. Overhead expense equals $12,500 per month. Interest payments of $32,500 are due in June and September. A cash dividend of $52,500 is scheduled to be paid in June. Tax payments of $25,500 are due in June and September. There is a scheduled capital outlay of $350,000 in September. Archer Electronics' ending cash balance in May is $22,500. The minimum desired cash balance is $10,500.
Archer Electronics Company's actual sales and purchases for April and May are shown here along with forecast sales and purchases for June through September: April (actual) May (actual) June (forecast) July (forecast) August (forecast) September (forecast) Sales $ 370,000 350,000 325,000 325,000 340,000 380,000 Purchases $ 155,000 145,000 145,000 205,000 225,000 220,000 The company makes 20 percent of its sales for cash and 80 percent on credit. Of the credit sales, 50 percent are collected in the month after the sale and 50 percent are collected two months later. Archer pays for 20 percent of its purchases in the month after purchase and 80 percent two months after. Labor expense equals 15 percent of the current month's sales. Overhead expense equals $12,500 per month. Interest payments of $32,500 are due in June and September. A cash dividend of $52,500 is scheduled to be paid in June. Tax payments of $25,500 are due in June and September. There is a scheduled capital outlay of $350,000 in September. Archer Electronics' ending cash balance in May is $22,500. The minimum desired cash balance is $10,500.
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