ACCOUNTING

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Part B: Master Budget

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—$10 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings):

 

 

 

 

 

January (actual)

30,000

June (budget)

45,000

February (actual)

20,000

July (budget)

40,000

March (actual)

50,000

August (budget)

30,000

April (budget)

70,000

September (budget)

20,000

May (budget)

95,000

 

 

 

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 $3 for a pair of earrings. 40% of a month’s purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other 60% is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit. Only 30% of a month’s sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 60% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale.

 

Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:

 

 

Variable:

 

 

 

Sales commissions

 

5% of sales

Fixed:

 

 

 

Advertising

$

190,000

 

Rent

$

20,000

 

Salaries

$

100,000

 

Utilities

$

8,000

 

Insurance

$

3,000

 

Depreciation

$

14,000

 

 

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

At the end of June, the company received $4,000 deposit for July sales. Sales in advance is a liability.

 

The company plans to purchase $20,000 in new equipment during May and $60,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $15,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.

 

The company’s balance sheet as of March 31 is given below:

 

 

 

 

Assets

Cash

$

74,000

Accounts receivable ($20,000 February sales; $350,000 March sales)

 

370,000

Inventory

 

80,000

Prepaid insurance

 

21,000

Property and equipment (net)

 

950,000

Total assets

$

1,495,000

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable

$

100,000

Dividends payable

 

15,000

Common stock

 

800,000

Retained earnings

 

580,000

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,495,000

 

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $50,000. 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 $50,000 in cash.

Required:

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed schedules: Use the formats/tables below. Any other format is unacceptable. Below each table, show how you arrived at the numbers in your tables. Lack of detailed calculations will reduce your marks even if the answers are correct.

 

1. a. A sales budget, by month and in total.

Sales Budget

April

May

June

Quarter

Budgeted unit sales

Selling price per unit

Total sales

   

b. A schedule of expected cash collections, by month and in total.

Earrings Unlimited

Schedule of Expected Cash Collections

April

May

June

Quarter

February sales

March sales

April sales

May sales

June sales

Total cash collections

    c. A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.

Earrings Unlimited

Merchandise Purchases Budget

April

May

June

Quarter

Budgeted unit sales

Add: Desired ending merchandise inventory

Total needs

Less: Beginning merchandise inventory

Required purchases

Unit cost

Required dollar purchases

   

d. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.

Earrings Unlimited

Budgeted Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases

April

May

June

Quarter

Accounts payable

April purchases

May purchases

June purchases

Total cash payments

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 $50,000.

Earrings Unlimited

Cash Budget

For the Three Months Ending June 30

April

May

June Quarter

Quarter

Beginning cash balance

$74,000

Add collections from customers

1,996,000

Total cash available

2,070,000

Less cash disbursements:

Merchandise purchases

820,000

Advertising

600,000

Rent

54,000

Salaries

318,000

Commissions

86,000

Utilities

21,000

Equipment purchases

56,000

Dividends paid

15,000

Total cash disbursements

1,970,000

Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements

100,000

Financing:

Borrowings

180,000

Repayments

(180,000)

Interest

(5,300)

Total financing

(5,300)

Ending cash balance

$94,700

· Required 1D

3. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach.

Earrings Unlimited

Budgeted Income Statement

For the Three Months Ended June 30

Sales

Variable expenses:

Cost of goods sold

Commissions

Contribution margin

Fixed expenses:

Advertising

Rent

Salaries

Utilities

Insurance

Depreciation

Net operating income

Interest expense

Net income

4. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.

Earrings Unlimited

Budgeted Balance Sheet

June 30

Assets

Cash

Accounts receivable

Inventory

Prepaid insurance

Property and equipment, net

Total assets

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable

Dividends payable

Common stock

Retained earnings

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Required 3