Cash Collected from Debtors and Payments to Creditors
The following balances have been extracted from the Statement of Financial Position of Zena LTD as at 31 December 2023:

Account Amount (GH¢)
Debtors 55,000
Creditors 60,000

Additional information from the 2024 budget:

  • Sales are GH¢250,000 out of which 25% is cash. The sales are evenly distributed and the business gives one-month credit to its customers.
  • Total purchases of GH¢180,000, evenly distributed, are all on credit. Suppliers allow two months’ credit.

Required:
i) The cash to be collected from debtors during the year.
ii) The cash to be paid during the year.

Cash to be collected from debtors:

Description Amount (GH¢)
Credit Sales 187,500
Add debtors b/d 55,000
Total to be collected 242,500
Less debtors c/d (25% of 250,000) 15,625
Cash to be collected 226,875

ii) Cash to be paid during the year:

Description Amount (GH¢)
Total Purchases 180,000
Add creditors b/d 60,000
Total to be paid 240,000
Less creditors c/d (2/12 of 180,000) 30,000
Cash to be paid 210,000