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I just need question 4 You have just been hired as a management trainee by Crava

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I just need question 4

You have just been hired as a management trainee by Cravat Sales Company, a nationwide distributor of a designer’s silk ties. The company has an exclusive franchise on the distribution of the ties, and sales have grown so rapidly over the last few years that it has become necessary to add new members to the management team. You have been given responsibility for all planning and budgeting. Your first assignment is to prepare a master budget for the next three months, starting April 1. You are anxious to make a favorable impression on the president and have assembled the information below.

  

     The company desires a minimum ending cash balance each month of $10,000. The ties are sold to retailers for $8 each. Recent and forecasted sales in units are as follows:

  


  January (actual) 23,000   June 69,000
  February (actual) 32,000   July 41,000
  March (actual) 31,000   August 36,000
  April 41,000   September 33,000
  May 52,000

  

The large buildup in sales before and during June is due to Father’s Day. Ending inventories are supposed to equal 90% of the next month’s sales in units. The ties cost the company $5 each.

  

     Purchases are paid for as follows: 50% in the month of purchase and the remaining 50% in the following month. All sales are on credit, with no discount, and payable within 15 days. The company has found, however, that only 25% of a month’s sales are collected by month-end. An additional 50% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 25% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.


The company’s monthly selling and administrative expenses are given below:

  


  Variable:
     Sales commissions $ 1 per tie
  Fixed:
     Wages and salaries $ 30,600
     Utilities $ 22,900
     Insurance $ 1,200
     Depreciation $ 1,500
     Miscellaneous $ 3,600

  

     All selling and administrative expenses are paid during the month, in cash, with the exception of depreciation and insurance expired. Land will be purchased during May for $26,000 cash. The company declares dividends of $12,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The company’s balance sheet at March 31 is given below:

  


Assets
  Cash $ 18,000
  Accounts receivable ($64,000 February sales; $186,000
  March sales) 250,000
  Inventory (36,900 units) 184,500
  Prepaid insurance 14,400
  Fixed assets, net of depreciation 128,400

  Total assets $ 595,300

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  Accounts payable $ 100,000
  Dividends payable 12,000
  Capital stock 300,000
  Retained earnings 183,300

  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 595,300

  

     The company has an agreement with a bank that allows it to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $170,000. 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 $10,000 in cash.

  

Required:
1.

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

  

a. A sales budget by month and in total.

Sales Budget

April

May

June

Quarter

Budgeted sales in units


Selling price per unit

$8

$8

$8

$8

Total sales

$320,000

$360,000

$432,000

$1,112,000

b.

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

Cravat Sales Company

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.

Cravat Sales Company

Merchandise Purchases Budget

April

May

June

Quater

Budgeted sales in units


Add: Budgeted ending inventory


Total needs


Deduct: Beginning inventory


Required unit purchases


Unit cost


Required dollar purchases


d.

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

Cravat Sales Company

Budgeted Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases

April

May

June

Quarter

March purchases


April purchases


May purchases


June purchases


Total cash payments


2.

A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total.

Cravat Sales Company

Cash Budget

For the Three Months Ending June 30

April

May

June

Quarter

Cash balance, beginning

Add receipts from customers


Total cash available


Less disbursements:


Purchase of inventory


Sales commissions


Salaries and wages






0

Miscellaneous


Dividends paid


Land purchases


Total disbursements


Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements


Financing:


Borrowings

Repayments


Interest


Total financing


Cash balance, ending


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

Cravat Sales Company

Budgeted Income Statement

For the Three Months Ended June 30

Sales revenue

Variable expenses:

Cost of goods sold

Commissions






Contribution margin

Fixed expenses:

Wages and salaries

Utilities

Insurance expired

Depreciation

Miscellaneous






Net operating income

Interest expense

Net income

4.

A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.

Cravat Sales Company

Budgeted Balance Sheet

June 30

Assets

Cash

Accounts receivable

Inventory

Unexpired insurance

Fixed assets, net of depreciation




Total assets

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable, purchases

Dividends payable

Loans payable, bank

Capital stock, no par

Retained earnings




Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

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I just need question 4 You have just been hired as a management trainee by Crava