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

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Question

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—$15 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings):

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 $4.90 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:

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

The company plans to purchase $20,500 in new equipment during May and $49,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $21,750 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.

Selected items from the company’s March 31 balance sheet are as follows:

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $59,000. 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 in increments of $1,000 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 (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $59,000 in cash.

Required:

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

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 $59,000.

January (actual) 21,800 June (budget) 51,800 February (actual) 27,800 July (budget) 31,800 March (actual) 41,800 August (budget) 29,800 April (budget) 66,800 September (budget) 26,800 May (budget) 101,800

Explanation / Answer

Answer a Sales Budget April May June Total Sales in Units                66,800              101,800                 51,800              220,400 Sp Per Unit                        15                         15                         15                         15 Total Sales in $          1,002,000          1,527,000              777,000          3,306,000 Answer b Schedule of Expected Cash Collections from Sales April May June Total Collection from Accounts Receivables Feb Sales                41,700                41,700 March Sales              438,900                62,700                          -                501,600 April Sales              200,400              701,400              100,200          1,002,000 May Sales              305,400           1,068,900          1,374,300 June Sales Sales              155,400              155,400 Total cash Collections              681,000          1,069,500           1,324,500          3,075,000 Answer c Merchandise Purchase Budget April May June Total Sales In units                66,800              101,800                 51,800              220,400 Add: Closing Inventory in units                40,720                20,720                 12,720                12,720 Total Needs              107,520              122,520                 64,520              233,120 Less: opening Inventory in uints              (26,720)              (40,720)              (20,720)              (26,720) Required Purchases in Units                80,800                81,800                 43,800              206,400 Price per paid of Earings                     4.90                     4.90                     4.90                     4.90 Total Purchases in $              395,920              400,820              214,620          1,011,360 Answer d Schedule of Cash payments to Suppliers April May June Total Cash Payment Accounts Payable - March              109,000              109,000 April Purchases              197,960              197,960              395,920 May Purchases              200,410              200,410              400,820 June Purchases              107,310              107,310 Total Cash Payment to Suppliers              306,960              398,370              307,720          1,013,050 Answer e Selling & Admn. Budget April May June Total Sales Comm. - 4%                40,080                61,080                 31,080              132,240 Fixed Advt.              290,000              400,000              400,000          1,090,000 Rent (Fixed)                27,000                27,000                 27,000                81,000 Salary Expense              124,000              124,000              124,000              372,000 Utilities                11,500                11,500                 11,500                34,500 Insurance                  3,900                   3,900                   3,900                11,700 Dep.                23,000                23,000                 23,000                69,000 Total              519,480              650,480              620,480          1,790,440 Schedule of Cash payments of Selling & Admn. Budget April May June Total Sales Comm. - 4%                40,080                61,080                 31,080              132,240 Fixed Advt.              290,000              400,000              400,000          1,090,000 Rent (Fixed)                27,000                27,000                 27,000                81,000 Salary Expense              124,000              124,000              124,000              372,000 Utilities                11,500                11,500                 11,500                34,500 Total              492,580              623,580              593,580          1,709,740 Cash budget April May June Total Opening cash Balance                83,000                59,710                 86,760                83,000 Add: receipts Collection from Customers              681,000          1,069,500           1,324,500          3,075,000 Total Cash available              764,000          1,129,210           1,411,260          3,158,000 Less: Disbursements Cash Disbursement - Accounts Payable              306,960              398,370              307,720          1,013,050 Selling & Admn. Exp.              492,580              623,580              593,580          1,709,740 Purchase of Equipment                         -                  20,500                 49,000                69,500 Dividend Paid                21,750                          -                            -                  21,750 Total Disbursement              821,290          1,042,450              950,300          2,814,040 Cash Balance Closing              (57,290)                86,760              460,960              343,960 Add: Finance from Bank              117,000                          -                117,000 Less: Payment to Bank                         -                            -              (117,000)            (117,000) Less: Payment of interet - Bank loan                         -                            -                   (3,510)                (3,510) Net Cash Balance Closing                59,710                86,760              340,450              340,450

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