(Solved): The controlier of Sonoma Housewares inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the rex ...

The controlier of Sonoma Housewares inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the rext three months. You are presentad with the following budget. information: The company expects to sell about $$15\%$$ of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, $$70\%$$ are expected to be collected in the month following the saie and the remainder the following month (second month following sale). Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $$\$7,000$$ of the estimated monthly manufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in September, and the annual property taxes are paid in November, of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, $$75\%$$ are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month- Current assets as of May 1 include cast of $$\$51,000$$, marketable securities of $$\$73,000$$, and accounts recelvable of $$\$150,400$$ ( $$\$118,000$$ from Aprit saies and $$\$32,400$$ from March sales). Sales on account for March and April were $$\$108,000$$ and $$\$118,000$$, respectively. Current liabilities as of May 1 include $$\$15,000$$ of accounts payable incurred in April for manufacturing costs. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the period they are incurred. An estimsted income tax payment of $$\$19,000$$ will be made in June. Sonoma's regular quarterly dividend of $$\$7,000$$ is expected to be declared in June and paid in July. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $$\$40,000$$. Required 1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for May, June, and July. Input all amounts as positive values except overall cash decrease and deficiency which should be indicated with a minus sign. Snnoma Houcewares Inc. 1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for May, June, and July. Input all amounts as positive values except overall cash decrease and deficiency which should be indicated with a minus sign. 2. The budget indicates that the minimum cash balance be maintained in July. This situation can be corrected by andfor by the of the marketable securities, if they are held for such purposes. At the end of May and June, the cash balance will the minimum desired balance.