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Washington Company's Balance Sheet as of December 31,Year 1 Is

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Washington Company's balance sheet as of December 31,Year 1 is provided below:  Washington Company  Balance Sheet  December 31, 2013  Assets $ Cash 25,000 Acc ounts receivable 40,000 Inventory 45,000 Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 290,000 Total assets $400,000 Liabilities and stockholders’ equity  Accounts payable $ Notes payable 50,000 Capital stock, no par 40,000 Retaine d earnings 200,000 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $110,000\begin{array}{l}\quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \text { Washington Company }\\\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad { \text { Balance Sheet } } \\\hline \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad{ \text { December 31, 2013 } } \\\hline \text { Assets } & \$ \\\hline \text { Cash } & 25,000 \\\hline \text { Acc ounts receivable } & 40,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & 45,000 \\\hline \text { Plant and equipment, net of depreciation } & 290,000 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 400,000 \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Liabilities and stockholders' equity } & \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & \$ \\\hline \text { Notes payable } & 50,000 \\\hline \text { Capital stock, no par } & 40,000 \\\hline \text { Retaine d earnings } & 200,000 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities and stockholders' equity } & \$ 110,000 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array} CHANGE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO TABLE
Change the "2013" to:
Year 1
In anticipation of preparing the operating budget for the upcoming period,the firm's accountant has gathered the following information:
(a)Sales are budgeted at $320,000 for January Year 2.Of these sales,half will be cash sales and half will be credit sales.Eighty percent of the credit sales are collected in the month of sale and the remainder is collected in the next month.Therefore,all of the December 31 receivables will be collected in January.
(b)Inventory purchases are expected to total $200,000 during January,all on account.Sixty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and the remainder is paid in the following month.Therefore,all of the December 31 accounts payable will be paid during January.The inventory account is expected to have a $40,000 balance at January 31,Year 2.
(c)Selling and administrative expenses for January are budgeted at $100,000 (exclusive of depreciation).S&A expenses are paid in cash.Depreciation is budgeted at $3,000 for the month.
(d)The notes payable will be paid in April.There is no cash outflow related to the note in January.
The sales manager wishes to purchase a new display case for the showroom during January if sufficient funds are available.The equipment has a cost of $9,000.
Required:
Can the company afford to purchase the display equipment without additional borrowing? Prepare a cash budget for January Year 2 to support your answer.Be sure to show your computations.

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