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The marketing department of Jessi Corporation has submitted the following sales

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Question

The marketing department of Jessi Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year (all sales are on account):

The selling price of the company’s product is $18.00 per unit. Management expects to collect 65% of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made, 30% in the following quarter, and 5% of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable, all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $70,200.

    The company expects to start the first quarter with 1,650 units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to 15% of the next quarter’s budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is 1,850 units.

Compute the company’s total sales.

Complete the schedule of expected cash collections.

Prepare the company’s production budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

The marketing department of Jessi Corporation has submitted the following sales forecast for the upcoming fiscal year (all sales are on account):

Explanation / Answer

1)

Jessi Corporation

Sales Budget

Quarter

1

2

3

4

Total

Budgeted Unit Sales

11,000

12,000

14,000

13,000

50,000

Selling Price per Unit

× $18

× $18

× $18

× $18

× $18

Total Sales

$198,000

$216,000

$252,000

$234,000

$900,000

Schedule of Cash Collections

Quarter

1

2

3

4

Total

Accounts Receivable, Beginning

$70,200

$70,200

Quarter 1 Sales

$128,700

$59,400

$188,100

Quarter 2 Sales

$140,400

$64,800

$205,200

Quarter 3 Sales

$163,800

$75,600

$239,400

Quarter 4 Sales

$152,100

$152,100

Total Cash Collections

$198,900

$199,800

$228,600

$227,700

$855,000

Remember that collections in the quarter of sales is 65%, therefore for the first quarter $198,000 × 65% = $128,700

In the quarter following the sale, collections are expected to be 30%, therefore $198,000 × 30% = $59,400

The rest of the calculations are done the same way

Jessi Corporation

Production Budget

Quarter

1

2

3

4

Total

Budgeted Units Sales

11,000

12,000

14,000

13,000

50,000

Add: Desired Ending Inventory

1800

2100

1950

1850

1850

Total Units Needed

12,800

14,100

15,950

14,850

51,850

Less: Beginning Inventory

1,650

1,800

2,100

1,950

1,650

Required Production

11,150

12,300

13,850

12,900

50,200

1)

Jessi Corporation

Sales Budget

Quarter

1

2

3

4

Total

Budgeted Unit Sales

11,000

12,000

14,000

13,000

50,000

Selling Price per Unit

× $18

× $18

× $18

× $18

× $18

Total Sales

$198,000

$216,000

$252,000

$234,000

$900,000