Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The co
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Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company's balance sheet as of April 30 is given below. Minden Company Balance Sheet April 30 Assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation $ 14,600 55,000 43,500 223,000 Total assets S 336,100 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable Note payable Common stock Retained earnings $ 74,500 15,000 180,000 66,600 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity S 336,100 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data a. Sales are budgeted at $244,000 for May. Of these sales, $73,200 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 b. Purchases of inventory are expected to total $130,000 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 C. The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $40,500 d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $84,300, exclusive of depreciation. These e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $430 in interest. (All of the f. New refrigerating equipment costing $7,800 will be purchased for cash during May expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $3,950 for the month interest relates to May.) g. During May, the company will borrow $20,700 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one yearExplanation / Answer
1 A- Cash sales may- 73200
Collections on account receivables
April 30 balance=55000
May balance-1/2*(244000-73200)=85400
total cash receipts=213600
Cash disbursements
April= 74500
may=130000*40/100=52000
total=126500
1B- cash balance-14600
collection- 213600
Total- 228200
Less- purchase of inventory-126500
-selling and admin expenses-84300
-equipment purchase-7800
Excess cash available after disbusement=9600
Financing
borrowing note-20700
repayment note-(15000)
interest-(430)
Total financing=5270
Therefore ending cash balance=5270+9600=14870