Preparing a Cash Budget

Cornerstone Exercise 9-32            Preparing a Cash Budget

La Famiglia Pizzeria provided the following information for the month of  October:

a.       Sales are budgeted to be $157,000. About 85% of sales are cash; the remainder are on account.

b.       La Famiglia expects that, on average, 70% of credit sales will be paid in the month of sale, and 28% will be paid in the following month.

c.        Food and supplies purchases, all on account, are expected to be $116,000. La Famiglia pays 25% in the month of purchase and 75% in the month following purchase.

d.       Most of the work is done by the owners, who typically withdraw $6,000 a month from the busi- ness as their salary. (Note: The $6,000 is a payment in total to the two owners, not per person.) Various part-time workers cost $7,300 per month. They are paid for their work weekly, so on aver- age 90% of their wages are paid in the month incurred and the remaining 10% in the next month.

e.        Utilities average $5,950 per month. Rent on the building is $4,100 per month.

f.        Insurance is paid quarterly; the next payment of $1,200 is due in October.

g.        September sales were $181,500 and purchases of food and supplies in September equaled

$130,000.

h.       The cash balance on October 1 is $2,147.

Required:

1.       Calculate the cash receipts expected in October. (Hint: Remember to include both cash sales and payments from credit sales.)

2.       Calculate the cash needed in October to pay for food purchases.

3.       Prepare a cash budget for the month of October.