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You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a di

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You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earrings to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced a shortage of cash. Since you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to prepare a master budget for the upcoming second quarter. To this end, you have worked with accounting and other areas to gather the information assembled below.

The company sells many styles of earrings, but all are sold for the same price—$11 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings):

January (actual) 20,200

Februrary (actual) 26,200

March (actual) 40,200

April (budget) 65,200

May (budget) 100,200

June (budget) 50,200

July (budget) 30,200

August (budget) 28,200

September (budget) 25,200

The concentration of sales before and during May is due to Mother’s Day. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at the end of each month to supply 40% of the earrings sold in the following month.

Suppliers are paid $4.10 for a pair of earrings. One-half of a month’s purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit. Only 20% of a month’s sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.

Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:

Variable:

Sales commissions 4 % of sales

Fixed:

Advertising $ 210,000

Rent $ 19,000

Salaries $ 108,000

Utilities $ 7,500

Insurance $ 3,100

Depreciation $ 15,000

Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year.

The company plans to purchase $16,500 in new equipment during May and $41,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $15,750 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.

The company’s balance sheet as of March 31 is given below:

Assets

Cash $ 75,000

Accounts receivable ($28,820 February sales; $353,760 March sales) 382,580

Inventory 106,928

Prepaid insurance 21,500

Property and equipment (net) 960,000

Total assets $ 1,546,008

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable $ 101,000

Dividends payable 15,750

Common stock 820,000

Retained earnings 609,258

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,546,008

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $51,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.

The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible while still retaining at least $51,000 in cash.

Required:

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed schedules:

1. Budget assumptions for the year

2. A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed to maintain the minimum cash balance of $51,000

3. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach

4. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30

Explanation / Answer

Answer a Sales Budget April May June Total Sales in Units                65,200              100,200                 50,200              215,600 Sp Per Unit                        11                         11                         11                         11 Total Sales in $              717,200          1,102,200              552,200          2,371,600 Answer b Schedule of Expected Cash Collections from Sales April May June Total Collection from Accounts Receivables Feb Sales                28,820                28,820 March Sales              309,540                44,220                          -                353,760 April Sales              143,440              502,040                 71,720              717,200 May Sales              220,440              771,540              991,980 June Sales Sales              110,440              110,440 Total cash Collections              481,800              766,700              953,700          2,202,200 Answer c Merchandise Purchase Budget April May June Total Sales In units                65,200              100,200                 50,200              215,600 Add: Closing Inventory in units                40,080                20,080                 12,080                12,080 Total Needs              105,280              120,280                 62,280              227,680 Less: opening Inventory in units              (26,080)              (40,080)              (20,080)                26,080 Required Purchases in Units                79,200                80,200                 42,200              253,760 Price per paid of Earings                     4.10                     4.10                     4.10                     4.10 Total Purchases in $              324,720              328,820              173,020              826,560 Answer d Schedule of Cash payments to Suppliers April May June Total Cash Payment Accounts Payable - March              101,000              101,000 April Purchases              162,360              162,360              324,720 May Purchases              164,410              164,410              328,820 June Purchases                 86,510                86,510 Total Cash Payment to Suppliers              263,360              326,770              250,920              841,050 Answer e Selling & Admn. Budget April May June Total Sales Comm. - 4%                28,688                44,088                 22,088                94,864 Fixed Advt.              210,000              210,000              210,000              630,000 Rent (Fixed)                19,000                19,000                 19,000                57,000 Salary Expense              108,000              108,000              108,000              324,000 Utilities                  7,500                   7,500                   7,500                22,500 Insurance                  3,100                   3,100                   3,100                   9,300 Dep.                15,000                15,000                 15,000                45,000 Total              391,288              406,688              384,688          1,182,664 Schedule of Cash payments of Selling & Admn. Budget April May June Total Sales Comm. - 4%                28,688                44,088                 22,088                94,864 Fixed Advt.              210,000              210,000              210,000              630,000 Rent (Fixed)                19,000                19,000                 19,000                57,000 Salary Expense              108,000              108,000              108,000              324,000 Utilities                  7,500                   7,500                   7,500                22,500 Total              373,188              388,588              366,588          1,128,364 Cash budget April May June Total Opening cash Balance                75,000                51,502                 86,344                75,000 Add: receipts Collection from Customers              481,800              766,700              953,700          2,202,200 Total Cash available              556,800              818,202           1,040,044          2,277,200 Less: Disbursements Cash Disbursement - Accounts Payable              263,360              326,770              250,920              841,050 Selling & Admn. Exp.              373,188              388,588              366,588          1,128,364 Purchase of Equipment                         -                  16,500                 41,000                57,500 Dividend Paid                15,750                          -                            -                  15,750 Total Disbursement              652,298              731,858              658,508          2,042,664 Cash Balance Closing              (95,498)                86,344              381,536              234,536 Add: Finance from Bank              147,000                          -                147,000 Less: Payment to Bank                         -              (147,000)            (147,000) Less: Payment of interet - Bank loan                         -                   (4,410)                (4,410) Net Cash Balance Closing                51,502                86,344              230,126              230,126 Income Statement For the Qtr Ending June 30 Sales          2,371,600 Less: Variable Cost Cost of Goods Sold              883,960 Sales Comm. - 4 % of Sales                94,864              978,824 Contribution          1,392,776 Less: Fixed Cost Advt.              630,000 Rent (Fixed)                57,000 Salary Expense              324,000 Utilities                22,500 Insurance                  9,300 Dep.                45,000          1,087,800 Operating Profit              304,976 Less: Interest Expenses                   4,410 Net Income              300,566 Balance Sheet As on June 30 Assets Current Assets Cash              230,126 Accounts receivables              551,980 Prepaid Insurance                12,200 Inventory                49,528              843,834 Fixed Assets Property & Equipment          1,017,500 Less: Dep.              (45,000)              972,500 Total Assets          1,816,334 Liabilities Accounts Payable                86,510 Dividends Payable                15,750 Total liabilities              102,260 Shareholders's Equity Common Stock              820,000 Retained Earnings              894,074 Total Stockholders equity          1,714,074 Total liabilities & Stockholders' Equity          1,816,334                          -   Schedule of Retained Earnings As on June 30 Opening Balance              609,258 Add: net income              300,566 Less: Dividend declared              (15,750) Closing Balance              894,074

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