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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 $ 18,000 76,000 32,500 243,000 Total assets $ 369,500 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable Note payable Common stock Retained earnings $ 80,250 13,200 180,000 96,050 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 369,500 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data: a. Sales are budgeted at $238,000 for May. Of these sales, $71,400 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. b. Purchases of inventory are expected to total $124,000 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 $24,000. d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $86, 100, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $4,450 for the month. e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $400 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.) f. New refrigerating equipment costing $15,100 will be purchased for cash during May. g. During May, the company will borrow $23,800 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Cash Sales - May

71400

Collection on Accounts receivables:

April 30 balance

76000

May Sales

83300

Total cash receipts

230700

April 30 A/P balance

80250

May Purchase

49600

Total cash payments

129850

Beginning Cash Balance

18000

Add: Collections from customers

230700

Total cash available

248700

Less: Cash disbursements

Purchase of Inventory

129850

Selling & Administrative expenses

86100

purchase of Equipment

15100

Total cash disbursements

231050

Excess of cash available

17650

Financing:

Borrowing-Note

23800

Repayments-Note

-13200

Interest

-400

Total Financing

10200

Ending cash balance

27850

Sales Revenue

238000

Cost of Goods Sold:

Beginning Inventory

32500

Purchases

124000

Goods available for sale

156500

Ending Inventory

24000

Cost of Goods Sold

132500

Gross Profits

105500

Selling & Depreciation expenses

90550

Operating Profits

14950

Interest expense

400

Net Income

14550

Amount as at 31 May

Cash

27850

Accounts receivables

83300

Inventory

24000

Building & Equipment, net of depreciation

253650

Total Assets

388800

Accounts Payable

74400

Notes payable

23800

Common Stock

180000

Retained Earnings

110600

Total Liabilities & Equity

388800

Cash Sales - May

71400

Collection on Accounts receivables:

April 30 balance

76000

May Sales

83300

Total cash receipts

230700