The controller of Dash Shoes Inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget
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The controller of Dash Shoes Inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presented with the following budgetinformation:
The company expects to sell about 15% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 60% are expected to be collected in the month following the sale and the remainder the following month (second month following sale). Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $6,000 of the estimated monthly manufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in July, and the annual property taxes are paid in November. Of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, 80% are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month.
Current assets as of March 1 include cash of $42,000, marketable securities of $60,000, and accounts receivable of $132,600 ($97,000 from February sales and $35,600 from January sales). Sales on account for January and February were $89,000 and $97,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of March 1 include a $56,000, 12%, 90-day note payable due May 20 and $6,000 of accounts payable incurred in February for manufacturing costs. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the period they are incurred. It is expected that $3,300 in dividends will be received in March. An estimated income tax payment of $16,000 will be made in April. Dash Shoes' regular quarterly dividend of $6,000 is expected to be declared in April and paid in May. Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $33,000.
Required:
1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for March, April, and May. Input all amounts as positive values except overall cash decrease and deficiency which should be indicated with a minus sign. Assume 360 days per year for interest calculations.
Dash Shoes Inc.
Cash Budget
For the Three Months Ending May 31, 2014
March
April
May
Estimated cash receipts from:
Cash sales
$
$
$
Collection of accounts receivable
Dividends
Total cash receipts
$
$
$
Estimated cash payments for:
Manufacturing costs
$
$
$
Selling and administrative expenses
Capital expenditures
Other purposes:
Note payable (including interest)
Income tax
Dividends
Total cash payments
$
$
$
Cash increase or (decrease)
$
$
$
Cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at end of month
$
$
$
Minimum cash balance
Excess or (deficiency)
$
$
$
2. The budget indicates that the minimum cash balance Selectwillwill notCorrect 1 of Item 2 be maintained in May. This situation can be corrected by SelectinvestingborrowingCorrect 2 of Item 2 and/or by the SelectpurchasesaleCorrect 3 of Item 2 of the marketable securities, if they are held for such purposes. At the end of March and April, the cash balance will Selectexceedbe short ofCorrect 4 of Item 2 the minimum desired balance.
March April May Sales $111,000 $133,000 $180,000 Manufacturing costs 47,000 57,000 65,000 Selling and administrative expenses 32,000 36,000 40,000 Capital expenditures _ _ 43,000Explanation / Answer
Payment for manufacturing costs:
Cash Budget
2)
The deficiency in may could be correctes by borrowing $5200
Months March April May Accounts receivable Sales $ 1,11,000.00 $ 1,33,000.00 $ 1,80,000.00 Cash sales $ 16650 $ 19950 $ 27000 Credit sale $ 94,350.00 $ 1,13,050.00 $ 1,53,000.00 Collection of accounts receivable January $ 35,600.00 Accounts receivable february $ 58,200.00 $ 38,800.00 March sales $ 56,610.00 $ 37,740.00 April sales $ 67,830.00 $ 45,220.00 May sales $ 1,53,000.00 Collection from customers $ 93,800.00 $ 95,410.00 $ 1,05,570.00 Accounts receivable at the quarter end $ 1,98,220.00Related Questions
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