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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: Minden Company Balance Sheet April 30 Assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation $ 18,500 58,500 40,750 202,000 Total assets $ 319,750 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable Note payable Common stock Retained earnings $67,750 15,800 180,000 56,200 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 319,750 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data a. Sales are budgeted at $263,000 for May. Of these sales, $78,900 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 $193,000 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 $63,000 d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $73,200, exclusive of depreciation. These e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $210 in interest. (All of the f. New refrigerating equipment costing $11,900 will be purchased for cash during May expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $4,650 for the month interest relates to May.) g. During May, the company will borrow $27,200 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year Required: 1-a. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases Minden Company Schedule of Expected Cash Collections Cash sales-May Collections on account receivable April 30 balance May sales Total cash receipts

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Cash Sales - May

78900

[given]

Collection on Accounts receivables:

April 30 balance

58500

[given]

May Sales

92050

[(263000-78900) x 50%]

Total cash receipts

$229450

April 30 A/P balance

67750

May Purchase

77200

Total cash payments

$144950

Beginning Cash Balance

18500

Add: Collections from customers

229450

Total cash available

247950

Less: Cash disbursements

Purchase of Inventory

144950

Selling & Administrative expenses

73200

purchase of Equipment

11900

Total cash disbursements

230050

Excess of cash available

17900

Financing:

Borrowing-Note

27200

Repayments-Note

-15800

Interest

-210

Total Financing

11190

Ending cash balance

$29090

Sales Revenue

263000

Cost of Goods Sold:

Beginning Inventory

40750

Purchases

193000

Goods available for sale

233750

Ending Inventory

63000

Cost of Goods Sold

170750

Gross Profits

$92250

Selling & Depreciation expenses

77850

Operating Profits

$14400

Interest expense

210

Net Income

$14190

Amount as at 31 May

Cash

29090

Accounts receivables

92050

Inventory

63000

Building & Equipment, net of depreciation

209250

Total Assets

$393,390

Accounts Payable

115800

Notes payable

27200

Common Stock

180000

Retained Earnings

70390

Total Liabilities & Equity

$393,390

Cash Sales - May

78900

[given]

Collection on Accounts receivables:

April 30 balance

58500

[given]

May Sales

92050

[(263000-78900) x 50%]

Total cash receipts

$229450