Pascal starts a furniture making business. Budgeted sales and purchases for the first six months of his business are:

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

$

$

$

$

$

$

Sales

5,000

6,000

6,500

7,000

6,000

7,000

Purchases

4,000

6,000

4,000

4,000

3,500

4,000

  1. Pascal anticipates that 50 per cent of his sales will be for cash and 50 per cent on credit terms of one month.
  2. Inventory will be kept very low and bought in the month it is sold. Inventory is paid for with cash as it is bought.
  3. Workshop rent is $1,200 per month, paid on the first day of each month.
  4. Pascal has a van. This costs $400 per month. Pascal pays all van costs in cash.
  5. Pascal starts the business with an opening bank balance of $5,000.

Required:

Prepare a cash budget for the first six months of Pascal’s business.