Sprinkler Corporation produces plastic garden sprinklers. The company is prepari
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Sprinkler Corporation produces plastic garden sprinklers. The company is preparing its budget for 2015. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. Sprinkler has collected the following information from the managers.
Sales:
Sales for November 2014 112,500 units
Sales for December 2014 102,100 units
Expected sales for January 2015 113,000 units
Expected sales for February 2015 112,500 units
Expected sales for March 2015 116,000 units
Expected sales for April 2015 125,000 units
Expected sales for May 2015 137,500 units
Selling price per unit $12
Sprinkler likes to keep 10% of next month’s unit sales in ending inventory. All sales are on credit. 85% of the accounts receivable are collected in the month of sale and 15% of the accounts receivable are collected in the month after sale. Accounts receivable on December 31, 2014, totaled $183,780.
Direct Materials:
2 pounds of direct materials is needed to produce one unit. Sprinkler likes to keep 5% of the materials needed for the next month’s production in its ending inventory. Raw materials on hand on December 31, 2014, totaled 11,295 pounds. Direct materials cost is $1.15 per pound.
Payment for materials is made within 15 days. 50% is paid in the month of purchase, and 50% is paid after the month of purchase. Accounts payable on December 31, 2014, totaled $120,595.
Direct Labor
Labor requires 12 minutes per unit for completion and is paid at a rate of $8 per hour.
Manufacturing Overhead
Indirect materials $0.30 per labor hour
Indirect labor $0.50 per labor hour
Utilities $0.45 per labor hour
Maintenance $0.25 per labor hour
Factory supervisor’s salary $42,000 per month
Factory Depreciation $16,800 per month
Property taxes $ 2,675 per month
Insurance $ 1,200 per month
Repairs $ 1,300 per month
Selling and Administrative expenses
Salaries $72,000 per month
Advertising $15,000 per month
Insurance $ 1,400 per month
Office Depreciation $ 2,500 per month
Other fixed costs $ 3,000 per month
Other Information
The cash balance on December 31, 2014, totaled $100,500, but management has decided it would like to maintain a cash balance of at least $800,000 beginning on January 31, 2015.
Dividends are paid each month @ $2.50 per share for 5,000 shares. The company has an open line of credit with national Bank. The terms of the agreement require borrowing to be in the increments of $1,000, and the interest rate is 8%. Sprinkler borrows on the first day of the month and repays on the last day of the month if possible.
A $500,000 equipment purchase is planned for February 2015.
Required:
Do the following for the first quarter of 2015 (with breakdown by months for January, February & March) by using EXCEL spreadsheet:
Prepare a Sales Budget
Prepare a Production Budget
Prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget
Prepare Direct Labor Budget
Prepare manufacturing Overhead Budget
Prepare Selling and Administration Budget
Prepare Schedule of expected cash collections from customers
Prepare a schedule for expected cash payments for materials purchases
Prepare a Cash Budget.
Explanation / Answer
Prepartion of Sales Budget Jan Feb Mar Sales Unit 113000 112500 116000 Selling Price/Unit $12 $12 $12 Budgeted Sales Value $1,356,000 $1,350,000 $1,392,000 Prepartion of Production Budget Jan Feb Mar April May Sales Unit 113000 112500 116000 125000 137500 Add: Ending Inventory (10% of Nex Month Sales) 11250 11600 12500 13750 Less Beginning Inventory -11300 -11250 -11600 -12500 Production Unit 112950 112850 116900 126250 Preparation of Direct Labour Budget Jan Feb Mar Apr Production Unit 112950 112850 116900 126250 Labour Minute Require/Unit 12 Minute 12 Minute 12 Minute 252500 Total Labour Minute for Production 1355400 1354200 1402800 Total Labour Hour Required 22590 22570 23380 Laour Cost/Hour $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 Total Labour Cost $180,720 $180,560 $187,040 Preparation of Direct Material Purchase Budget Jan Feb Mar Apr Production Unit 112950 112850 116900 126250 Raw material Rquired for Prodcution Unit @ 2 Pound/Unit 225900 225700 233800 252500 Add: Ending Inventory ( in Pound) 5% of Next Month 11295 11690 12625 Less: Beginning Inventory (in Pound) -5648 -11285 -11690 Total Raw Material Purchase ( Pound) 231548 226105 234735 Price/Pound $1.15 $1.15 $1.15 Total Raw Material Purchase Cost $266,280 $260,021 $269,945 Preparation of Manufacturing Overhead Budget Particular Jan Feb Mar Labour Hour 22590 22570 23380 Indirect Material($0.30/Labour Hour) $6,777.00 $6,771.00 $7,014.00 Indirect Labour ($0.50/Labour Hour) $11,295.00 $11,285.00 $11,690.00 Utlities ($0.45/Labour Hour) $10,165.50 $10,156.50 $10,521.00 Maintainace ($0.25/Labour Hour) $5,647.50 $5,642.50 $5,845.00 Factory Supervision's Salary $42,000.00 $42,000.00 $42,000.00 Factory Depreciation $16,800.00 $16,800.00 $16,800.00 Property Tax $2,675.00 $2,675.00 $2,675.00 Insurance $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 Repairs $1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 Total $97,860.00 $97,830.00 $99,045.00 Preparation of Manufacturing Overhead Budget Particular Jan Feb Mar Salaries $72,000.00 $72,000.00 $72,000.00 Advertising $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Insurance $1,400.00 $1,400.00 $1,400.00 Office Depreciation $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Other Fixed Cost $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Total $93,900.00 $93,900.00 $93,900.00 Note: As per Chegg Policy, solution for 4 Sub part can be provided . However, Solution for 6 Sub part has been Provided.
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