selling and administrative budget and cash budget Information for 2016: 1. Sales
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selling and administrative budget and cash budget Information for 2016:
1. Sales forecast: January: 2,100 units; February: 2,900 units; March: 3,300 units; April: 3,500 units. The unit sales price is $50. All sales are on credit and collections are 20% in the month of sale and 80% the following month. Accounts receivable as of December 31, 2015 is $15,000 and this amount is expected to be collected in January 2016.
2. End of month inventory must equal 60% of next month’s sales. The inventory at the end of December 2015 was 1,260 units.
3. The following are the expected costs for direct materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead:
DM DL Overhead
January $10/unit $17/unit $5,500 + $3.00 per unit produced
February $10/unit $17/unit $5,500 + $3.00 per unit produced
March $10/unit $17/unit $5,500 + $3.00 per unit produced
A. Direct materials are paid 30% in the month incurred and 70% in the following month.
Account payable for materials as of December 31, 2015 is $6,100; this amount will be paid in January 2016.
B. Direct labor is paid in the month incurred.
C. Overhead costs are paid in the month incurred. Fixed overhead includes depreciation of $2,100 per month.
4. Selling costs are sales commissions: $1.50 per unit sold; shipping costs: $1.20 per unit sold. Administrative costs per month are: salaries: $10,500; rent: $1,500; depreciation: $2,000. All costs are paid in month incurred.
5. The company plans to buy equipment costing $5,000 in January.
6. The cash balance as of December 31, 2015 is $11,100. The company borrows money only if the cash balance falls below $2,000 at the end of the month. The company has a revolving credit with US Bank to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month at interest of 12% annual rate. The company repays interest at the end of each month and principle (or portion) at the end of the month when they have the resources to do so. As of December 31, 2015 the company has no outstanding loans.
Required:
Based on the information given, prepare the following budgets for each month of the first quarter of 2016 and the quarter totals:
6.Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget;
7.Cash Budget.
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Selling and Administratve Expense budget for the first quarter. Months January February march No. Of Units sold 2100 2900 3300 Selling Costs: sales Commissions @$1.50 per unit sold 3150 4350 4950 Shipping costs @$1.20 per unit sold 2520 3480 3960 Total Selling Costs (A) 5670 7830 8910 Aministrative Expenses: salaries 10500 10500 10500 rent 1500 1500 1500 depreciation 2000 2000 2000 Total Administrative expenses (B) 14000 14000 14000 Total Selling and Administrative expenses (A+B) 19670 21830 22910Related Questions
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