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Garden Sales, Inc., sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs

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Question

Garden Sales, Inc., sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs for the second quarter. The company usually has to borrow money during this quarter to support peak sales of lawn care equipment, which occur during May. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter: a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for April–July are: April May June July Sales $ 540,000 $ 740,000 $ 440,000 $ 340,000 Cost of goods sold 378,000 518,000 308,000 238,000 Gross margin 162,000 222,000 132,000 102,000 Selling and administrative expenses: Selling expense 74,000 94,000 55,000 34,000 Administrative expense* 42,000 56,000 34,400 32,000 Total selling and administrative expenses 116,000 150,000 89,400 66,000 Net operating income $ 46,000 $ 72,000 $ 42,600 $ 36,000 *Includes $16,000 of depreciation each month. b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on account. c. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale; 80% collected in the first month following the month of sale; and the remaining 10% collected in the second month following the month of sale. February’s sales totaled $160,000, and March’s sales totaled $220,000. d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month’s inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 50% is paid in the following month. Accounts payable at March 31 for inventory purchases during March total $99,400. e. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at March 31 is $75,600. f. Dividends of $24,000 will be declared and paid in April. g. Land costing $32,000 will be purchased for cash in May. h. The cash balance at March 31 is $46,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of atleast $40,000 at the end of each month. i. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $200,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter. 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total. 2. Prepare the following for merchandise inventory: a. A merchandise purchases budget for April, May, and June.b. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total. 3. Prepare a cash budget for April, May, and June as well as in total for the quarter. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Explanation / Answer

Answer to Part 1

Schedule of Expected Cash Collections

April

May

June

Quarter

Cash sales

$108,000

$148,000

$88,000

$344,000

Sales on account:

February

12,800

12,800

March

140,800

17,600

158,400

April

43,200

345,600

43,200

432,000

May

59,200

473,600

532,800

June

35,200

35,200

Total cash collections

$304,800

$570,400

$640,000

$1,515,200

Answer to Part 2

Merchandise Purchases Budget

April

May

June

Budgeted cost of goods sold

$378,000

$518,000

$308,000

ADD: Desired ending merchandise inventory

103,600

61,600

47,600

Total needs

481,600

579,600

355,600

LESS: Beginning merchandise inventory

75,600

103,600

61,600

Required inventory purchases

$406,000

$476,000

$294,000

Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases

April

May

June

Quarter

Beginning accounts payable

$99,400

$99,400

April purchases

203,000

203,000

406,000

May purchases

238,000

238,000

476,000

June purchases

147,000

147,000

Total cash disbursements

$302,400

$441,000

$385,000

$1,128,400

Garden Sales, Inc.

Cash Budget

For the Quarter Ended June 30

April

May

June

Quarter

Beginning cash balance

$46,000

$40,400

$40,800

$127,200

Add collections from customers

304,800

570,400

640,000

1,515,200

Total cash available

350,800

610,800

680,800

1,642,400

Less cash disbursements:

Purchases for inventory

302,400

441,000

385,000

1,128,400

Selling expenses

74,000

94,000

55,000

223,000

Administrative expenses

26,000

40,000

18,400

84,400

Land purchases

32,000

32,000

Dividends paid

24,000

24,000

Total cash disbursements

426,400

607,000

458,400

1,491,800

Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements

(75,600)

3,800

222,400

150,600

Financing:

Borrowings

116,000

37,000

153,000

Repayment

0

0

153,000

153,000

Interest

0

0

2,690

2,690

Total financing

116,000

37,000

155,690

308,690

Ending cash balance

$40,400

$40,800

$378,090

$459,290

Schedule of Expected Cash Collections

April

May

June

Quarter

Cash sales

$108,000

$148,000

$88,000

$344,000

Sales on account:

February

12,800

12,800

March

140,800

17,600

158,400

April

43,200

345,600

43,200

432,000

May

59,200

473,600

532,800

June

35,200

35,200

Total cash collections

$304,800

$570,400

$640,000

$1,515,200