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Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The co

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Question

Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company’s balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:

  

225,000

356,500

78,950

356,500

  

  

Sales are budgeted at $231,000 for May. Of these sales, $69,300 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.

Purchases of inventory are expected to total $139,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. Forty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.

Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $83,400, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $6,200 for the month.

The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $155 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)

During May, the company will borrow $24,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.

Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases..

  

Prepare a cash budget for May. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)

  

  

Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.


  

Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company’s balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1-a Sales Budget May Sales              231,000 Cash Sales                69,300 Credit Sales              161,700 Budgeted Cash Collections May Cash Sales                69,300 Collection from Accounts Receivables Accounts Receivables - April                77,500 MAy Sales - $161,700 X 50%                80,850 Total cash Collections              227,650 Schedule of Cash payments to Suppliers May Cash Payment Accounts Payable - April                78,250 May Purchases - $139,000 X 40%                55,600 Total Cash Payment to Suppliers              133,850 Answer 1-b. Cash budget Oct Opening cash Balance                12,000 Add: receipts Collection from Customers              227,650 Note Payable Issued                24,000 Total Cash available              263,650 Less: Disbursements Cash Disbursement - Accounts Payable              133,850 Selling & Admn. Exp. - $83,400 - $6,200                77,200 Note Payable Paid                19,300 Interest on Notes Payable                      155 Refrigerating Equipment Purchased                12,500 Total Disbursement              243,005 Cash Balance Closing                20,645 Answer 2. Income Statement For the Month Ending May 31 Sales              231,000 Cost of Goods Sold Beginning Inventory 42000 Add: Purchases 139000 Goods Available for Sale 181000 Less: Ending Inventory 55000              126,000 Gross Margin              105,000 Less: Selling & Admn. Exp.                83,400 Net Operating Income                21,600 Less: Interest Expense                      155 Net Income                21,445 Answer 3. Balance Sheet As on Oct 31 Assets Current Assets Cash                20,645 Accounts receivables                80,850 Inventory                55,000              156,495 Fixed Assets Building & Equipment              225,000 Add: Purchase Refrigerating Equip.                12,500 Less: Depreciation                (6,200)              231,300 Total Assets              387,795 Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity Liabilities Current Liabilities Accounts Payable                83,400 Note Payable                24,000              107,400 Long Term Liabilities                          -   Total liabilities              107,400 Shareholders's Equity Common Stock              180,000 Retained Earnings              100,395 Total Stockholders equity              280,395 Total liabilities & Stockholders' Equity              387,795 Schedule of Retained Earnings As on May 31 Opening Balance                78,950 Add: net income                21,445 Closing Balance              100,395