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The Grilton Tire Company manufactures racing tires for bicycles. Grilton sells t

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The Grilton Tire Company manufactures racing tires for bicycles. Grilton sells tires for $50 each. Grilton is planning for next year by developing a master budget by quarters. Grilton’s balance sheet for December 31, 2016 follows:

GRILTON TIRE COMPANY

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2016

Assets

Current Assets:

   Cash                                                                                            $ 39,000

   Accounts Receivable                                                                    40,000

   Raw Materials Inventory                                                               2,400

   Finished Goods Inventory                                                             8,700

   Total Current Assets                                                                                               $ 90,100

Property, Plant and Equipment:

   Equipment                                                                                  177,000

   Less: Accumulated Depreciation                                            (42,000)                135,000

Total Assets                                                                                                                $225,100

Liabilities

Current Liabilities:

   Accounts Payable                                                                                                   $ 8,000

Stockholder’s Equity

Common Stock, no par                                                            $ 130,000

Retained Earnings                                                                          87,100

   Total Stockholder’s Equity                                                                                   217,100

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity                                                          $225,100

Other data for Grilton Tire Company:

Budgeted Sales are 1,500 for the first quarter and expected to increase by 200 tires per quarter. Cash Sales are expected to be 30% of total sales, with the remaining 70% of sales on account.

Finished Goods Inventory on December 31, 2016 consists of 300 tires at $29 each.

Desired ending Finished Goods Inventory is 40% of the next quarter’s sales; first quarter sales for 2018 are expected to be 2,300 tires and second quarter sales for 2018 are expected to be 2,500. FIFO inventory costing method is used.

Direct Materials cost is $8 per tire.

Desired ending Raw Materials Inventory is 30% of the next quarter’s direct materials needed for production.

Each tire requires 0.40 hours of direct labor; direct labor costs average $16 per hour.

Variable manufacturing overhead is $2 per tire produced.

Fixed manufacturing overhead includes $4,500 per quarter in depreciation and $26,780 per quarter for other costs, such as utilities, insurance, and property taxes.

Fixed selling and administrative expenses include $8,000 per quarter for salaries; $1,800 per quarter for rent; $1,200 per quarter for insurance; and $500 per quarter for depreciation.

Variable selling and administrative expenses include supplies at 2% of sales.

Capital expenditures include $45,000 for new manufacturing equipment, to be purchased and paid in the first quarter.

Cash receipts for sales on account are 60% in the quarter of sale and 40% in the quarter following the sale; December 31, 2016, Accounts Receivable is received in the first quarter of 2017.

Direct materials purchases are paid 70% in the quarter purchased and 30% in the following quarter; December 31, 2016, Accounts Payable is paid in the first quarter of 2017.

Direct labor, manufacturing overhead, and selling and administrative costs are paid in the quarter incurred.

Income tax expense is projected at $3,500 per quarter and is paid in the quarter incurred.

Grilton desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $35,000 and borrows from the local bank as needed in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of the quarter; principal repayments are made at the beginning of the quarter when excess funds are available and in increments of $1,000; interest is 6% per year and paid at the beginning of the quarter based on the amount outstanding from the previous quarter.

REQUIREMENTS:

Prepare a sales budget in units and dollars for each quarter and in total for the year 2017.      (5 pts.)

Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for each quarter and in total for the year 2017.   (5 pts.)

Prepare a production budget for each quarter and in total for the year 2017.    (5 pts.)

Prepare a direct materials budget for each quarter and in total for the year 2017. (5 pts.)

Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for purchases of materials for each quarter and in total of the year 2017. (5 pts.)

Prepare a budgeted Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured for the year of 2017. (5 pts.)

Prepare a budgeted Income Statement for the year of 2017    (5 pts.)

Prepare a cash budget for the year of 2017.   (15 pts.

Essay: What types of information do your budgets yield? Is cash flow adequate? Do sales need to be increased, costs reduced? Etc….. ( 5 pts.)

Explanation / Answer

Calculations:

Please note: The direct material quantity required per tire is not provided due to which the direct materials budget cannot be prepared.

Per Chegg guidelines, 4 sub-parts have been answered.

Grilton Tire Company Sales Budget For the Year 2017 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Budgeted sales in units 1500 1700 1900 2100 7200 Unit selling price $          50 $          50 $          50 $          50 $          50 Total Sales $ 75000 85000 95000 105000 360000 Grilton Tire Company Schedule of Expected Cash Collections For the Year 2017 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Sales $ 75000 85000 95000 105000 360000 Cash sales collections (30%) 22500 25500 28500 31500 108000 Collections for credit sales of: Previous quarter (40%) 40000 21000 23800 26600 111400 Current quarter (60%) 31500 35700 39900 44100 151200 Collection on credit sales 71500 56700 63700 70700 262600 Total cash collections $ 94000 82200 92200 102200 370600
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