Your Firm Is Trying to Determine Its Cash Disbursements for the Next

question 106

Multiple Choice

Your firm is trying to determine its cash disbursements for the next two months (June and July) . In any month, the firm makes purchases of 60% of that month's sales, which are paid the following month. In addition, the firm incurs the following costs every month and pays for them in the month the expenses are incurred: wages/salaries of $10,000, rent of $4,000, and miscellaneous cash expenses of $1,000. Depreciation amortized on a monthly basis is $2,000. June's sales are expected to be $100,000, and July's sales are expected to be $150,000. Cash disbursements for the month of July are expected to be

• A) $105,000.
• B) $107,000.
• C) $77,000.
• D) $75,000.

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Definitions:

Cash Cycle

The period between the purchase of inventory and the collection of accounts receivable from the sale of that inventory.

Inventory Period

The typical duration required for a firm to convert its stock into revenue.

Accounts Receivable Turnover

A financial metric that measures how often a company collects its average accounts receivable balance in a period.