The Superior Manufacturing Company comprehensive case will be continued to illustrate how cash outflows can be planned. The company credits all purchases of raw material to account payable. The company takes all cash discounts; therefore, purchases and payables are recorded in the accounts at net of purchases discount. Payments are made as b general policy on the last day of the discount period. The result is that, on the average, one-third of the purchases during a particular month are carried over to the month for payment. In a similar manner, the treasurer estimated that one-ninth of the purchases for each quarter would not be paid until the next quarter.