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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 $ 10,000 62,750 32,750 219,000 Total assets $ 324,500 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable Note payable Common stock Retained earnings $ 69,000 22,700 180,000 52,800 otal liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 324,500 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data a. Sales are budgeted at $254,000 for May. Of these sales, $76,200 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 $137,000 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 $45,000 d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $98,400, exclusive of depreciation. These e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $350 in interest. (All of the f. New refrigerating equipment costing $8,700 will be purchased for cash during May. expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $5,550 for the month interest relates to May.) g. During May, the company will borrow $27,400 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

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

Schedule of expected cash collections:

Cash sales-May

$76200

Collection on accounts receivable:

April 30 Balance

62750

May sales [50% x (254000 – 76200]

88900

Total cash receipts

$227850

Schedule of expected cash disbursement:

April 30 Accounts payable balance

$69000

May purchases(40% x 137000)

54800

Total Cash payments

$123800

1.b.

MINDEN COMPANY

CASH BUDGET

FOR THE MONTH OF MAY

Beginning cash balance

$10000

Add: collections from customer

227850

Total cash available

237850

Less: cash disbursements:

Purchase of inventory

123800

Selling and administrative expenses

98400

Purchases of equipment

8700

Total cash disbursement

230900

Excess of cash available over disbursements

6950

Financing:

Borrowing- note

27400

Repayments- note

(22700)

Interest

(350)

Total financing

4350

Ending cash balance

$11300

2.

MINDEN COMPANY

BUDGETED INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE MONTH OF MAY

Sales

$254000

Cost of goods sold:

Beginning inventory

32750

Purchases

137000

Goods available for sale

169750

Ending inventory

(45000)

Costs of goods sold

124750

Gross margin

129250

Selling and administrative expenses

(103950)

Net operating income

25300

Interest expense

350

Net income

$24950

3.

Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of may 31

Assets

Cash

$10000

Account receivable

88900

Inventory

45000

Building & equipment net of depreciation

222150

Total assets

$366050

Liabilities & stock holders’ equity

Accounts payable

82200

Note payable

27400

Common stock

180000

Retained earnings

77750

Total Liabilities & stock holders’ equity

366050

Explanation:

Building & equipment net of depreciation = $219000+$8700-$5550 = $222150

Accounts payable = 60% x $137000 = $82200

Retained earnings = $52800 + $24950 = $77750

Cash sales-May

$76200

Collection on accounts receivable:

April 30 Balance

62750

May sales [50% x (254000 – 76200]

88900

Total cash receipts

$227850