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Colter Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2020 are as follows.

		January		February
Sales		$399,600		$444,000
Direct materials purchases		133,200		138,750
Direct labor		99,900		111,000
Manufacturing overhead		77,700		83,250
Selling and administrative expenses		87,690		94,350

All sales are on account. Collections are expected to be 50% in the month of sale, 30% in the first month following the sale, and 20% in the second month following the sale. Sixty percent (60%) of direct materials purchases are paid in cash in the month of purchase, and the balance due is paid in the month following the purchase. All other items above are paid in the month incurred except for selling and administrative expenses that include $1,110 of depreciation per month. Other data:

1.		Credit sales: November 2019, $277,500; December 2019, $355,200.
2.		Purchases of direct materials: December 2019, $111,000.
3.		Other receipts: JanuaryCollection of December 31, 2019, notes receivable $16,650;
		FebruaryProceeds from sale of securities $6,660.
4.		Other disbursements: FebruaryPayment of $6,660 cash dividend.

The companys cash balance on January 1, 2020, is expected to be $66,600. The company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $55,500.

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Prepare schedules for (1) expected collections from customers and (2) expected payments for direct materials purchases for January and February.

Expected Collections from Customers
		January		February
November		$enter a dollar amount		$enter a dollar amount
December		enter a dollar amount		enter a dollar amount
January		enter a dollar amount		enter a dollar amount
February		enter a dollar amount		enter a dollar amount
Total collections		$enter a total amount		$enter a total amount

Expected Payments for Direct Materials
		January		February
December		$enter a dollar amount		$enter a dollar amount
January		enter a dollar amount		enter a dollar amount
February		enter a dollar amount		enter a dollar amount
Total payments		$enter a total amount		$enter a total amount

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Prepare a cash budget for January and February in columnar form.

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