Question 1
Silver Company makes a product that is very popular as a Mother’s Day gift. Thus, peak sales occur in May of each year, as shown in the company’s sales budget for the second quarter given below:
April
May
June
Total
Budgeted sales (all on account)
$490,000
$690,000
$220,000
$1,400,000
From past experience, the company has learned that 25% of a month’s sales are collected in the month of sale, another 60% are collected in the month following sale, and the remaining 15% are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts are negligible and can be ignored. February sales totaled $420,000, and March sales totaled $450,000.
Required:
1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the second quarter.
2. What is the accounts receivable balance on June 30th?
Question 2
Garden Depot is a retailer that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Management has prepared the following summary of its budgeted cash flows:
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Total cash receipts
$
280,000
$
400,000
$
330,000
$
350,000
Total cash disbursements
$
344,000
$
314,000
$
304,000
$
324,000
The company’s beginning cash balance for the upcoming fiscal year will be $45,000. The company requires a minimum cash balance of $10,000 and may borrow any amount needed from a local bank at a quarterly interest rate of 3%. The company may borrow any amount at the beginning of any quarter and may repay its loans, or any part of its loans, at the end of any quarter. Interest payments are due on any principal at the time it is repaid. For simplicity, assume that interest is not compounded.
Required:
Prepare the company’s cash budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Repayments, and interest, should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Question 3
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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below: