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 recelvable Inventory Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation $ 11,500 64,750 220,000 $ 343,250 Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Accounts payable Note payable Common stock Retained earnings 19,900 180,000 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity s 343,250 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data: a. Sales are budgeted at $290,000 for May. Of these sales, $87,000 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 $210,000 during May. These purchases will ali 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 $79,500 d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $96,300, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $5,800 for the month e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $450 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.) f. New refrigerating equipment costing $7,600 will be purchased for cash during May g. During May, the company will borrow $23,700 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 purchasesExplanation / Answer
Minden Company Schedule of Expected Cash Collections Cash Sales - May 87,000 Collections on account of receivables April 30 balances 64,750 May Sales 1,01,500 Total cash receipts 2,53,250 Minden Company Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements April 30 accounts payable balances 70,750 May Purchases 84,000 Total cash payments 1,54,750 Minden Company Cash Budget for the Month of May Beginning cash balance 11,500 Add collections from Customers 2,53,250 Total Cash available 2,64,750 Less Cash disbursements Purchase of Inventory -1,54,750 Selling and Administrative expenses -96,300 Purchase of equipment -7,600 Total Cash disbursements -2,58,650 Excess of cash available over disbursements 6,100 Financing Borrowing - note 23,700 Repayments - note -19,900 Interest -450 Total financing 3,350 Ending cash balance 9,450