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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 $ 9,400 Accounts receivable 78,500 Inventory 44,000 Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation 221,000 Total assets $ 352,900 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Accounts payable $ 72,000 Note payable 19,700 Common stock 180,000 Retained earnings 81,200 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 352,900 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data: a. Sales are budgeted at $256,000 for May. Of these sales, $76,800 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 $188,000 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 $83,000. d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $91,500, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $4,000 for the month. e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $435 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.) f. New refrigerating equipment costing $7,000 will be purchased for cash during May. g. During May, the company will borrow $23,100 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.. 1-b. Prepare a cash budget for May. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.) 2. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May using the absorption costing income statement format 3. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.

Explanation / Answer

Requirement 1-a:

Schedule of expected cash collections from Sales and Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for merchandise payments:

Cash Collections from Sales:

Particulars

Amount ($)

Cash Sales

76800

Half of the credit sales ((256000 - 76800) / 2)

89600

April 30 Accounts Receivable

78500

Total Cash Collections

244900

Cash Disbursements for purchases:

Particulars

Amount ($)

40% of purchases (40% (188000))

75200

April 3 Accounts Payable

72000

Total Cash Disbursements

147200

Requirement 1-b:

Cash Budget for May:

Particulars

Amount ($)

April 30 Cash Balance

9400

Cash Collections from Sales

244900

Cash Disbursements for May

-147200

Selling and administrative expenses

-91500

April 30 Note Payable

-19700

Interest on Note Payable

-435

Purchase of refrigerating Equipment

-7000

Borrowing from Bank

23100

11565

Requirement 2:

Budgeted Income Statement for May:

Particulars

Amount ($)

Sales

256000

Less: Cost of Goods Sold

Opening Inventory

44000

Purchases

188000

-Closing Stock

-83000

-149000

Gross Profit

107000

Less: Selling and Administrative Costs

91500 + 4000

-95500

Less: Interest on Note Payable

-435

Net Profit

11065

Requirement 3:

Budgeted Balance Sheet as of May 31:

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Amount ($)

Assets

Amount ($)

Common Stock

180000

Buildings & Equipment (221000 + 7000 - 4000)

224000

Retained Earnings

81200

Inventory

83000

Net Profit

11065

Accounts Receivable ((256000-76800) / 2)

89600

Accounts Payable (60% (188000))

112800

Cash

11565

Note Payable

23100

408165

408165

Particulars

Amount ($)

Cash Sales

76800

Half of the credit sales ((256000 - 76800) / 2)

89600

April 30 Accounts Receivable

78500

Total Cash Collections

244900