ACCTG 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Income Statement, Profit Maximization
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Glow, Inc. is interested in purchasing some new manufacturingequipment right after the beginning of the new year. They wouldlike to finance the new equipment with cash and marketablesecurities, but if necessary they can get a short-term loan from alocal bank. You have been engaged to prepare a master budget forGlow, Inc. for the first quarter of 2016. Glow, Inc. is a small,rapidly growing manufacturer of lighting equipment. The companyâsmain product line is table lamps. The marketing manager hasrecently completed a sales forecast. She believes the companyâssales during the first quarter of 2016 will increase by 15 percenteach month over the previous monthâs sales. Then sales are expectedto remain constant for several months. Glow Inc.âs projectedbalance sheet as of December 31, 2015 is as follows:
Cash $60,000
Accountsreceivable 312,000
Marketablesecurities 30,000
Inventory 261,625
Buildings and equipment (net of accumulateddepreciation) 1,298,519
Total assets $1,962,144
Accounts payable $366,844
Bond interestpayable 12,500
Property taxespayable 4,800
Bonds payable (10%; due in2020) 600,000
Common stock 750,000
Retainedearnings 228,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,962,144
The controller is now preparing a budget for the first quarterof 2016. In the process, the following information has beenaccumulated:
1) Projected sales for December 2015 are $650,000. Credit salesare typically 60% of total sales. Glow, Inc.âs credit experienceindicates that 20% of credit sales are collected during the monthof sale, and the remainder are collected during the followingmonth.
2) Glow, Inc.âs cost of goods sold generally runs at 70% ofsales. Inventory is purchased on account and 25% of each monthâspurchases are paid during the month of purchase. The remainder ispaid during the following month. In order to have adequate stocksof inventory on hand, the company attempts to have inventory onhand at the end of each month equal to half of the next monthâsprojected cost of goods sold.
3) The controller has estimated that Glow Inc.âs other monthlyexpenses will be as follows:
Sales salaries $20,000
Advertising andpromotion 25,000
Administrativesalaries 35,000
Depreciation 15,000
Interest onbonds 2,500
Propertytaxes 1,200
In addition, sales commissions run at the rate of 3 percent ofsales and are paid in the same month as the sale.
4) The company president has indicated that the company shouldinvest $275,000 in state of the art manufacturing equipment justafter the new year begins. This equipment purchase will be financedprimarily from the companyâs cash and marketable securities.However, the president believes the company needs to keep a minimumcash balance of $50,000. If necessary, the remainder of theequipment purchase will be financed using short-term credit from alocal bank. The minimum period for such a loan is three months. Thecurrent short-term interest rates are 8 percent per year and areexpected to remain at this rate through the time the equipment ispurchased. If a loan is necessary, the president has decided itshould be paid off by the end of the first quarter if possible.
5) Glow, Inc.âs board of directors has indicated an intention todeclare and pay dividends of $100,000 on the last day of eachquarter.
6) The interest on any short-term borrowing will be paid whenthe loan is repaid. Interest on Glow, Inc.âs bonds is paidsemiannually on January 31 and July 31 for the preceding six-monthperiod.
7) Property taxes are paid semiannually on February 28 andAugust 31 for the preceding six-month period.
Required: Prepare Glow, Inc.âs master budget for thefirst quarter of 2016 by completing the following schedules andstatements. Round all answers to the nearest dollar (do not includecents).
6.) Analysis of short-term financing needs: | ||||||||||||||
Projected cash balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | |||||||||||||
Less: minimum cash balance | ||||||||||||||
Cash available for equipment purchases | $ | |||||||||||||
Projected proceeds from sale of marketable securities | ||||||||||||||
Cash available | $ | |||||||||||||
Less: Cost of investment in equipment | ||||||||||||||
Required short-term borrowing | $ |
7) Prepare Glow, Inc.âs budgeted income statement for the firstquarter of 2016. (Ignore income taxes.)
8) Prepare Glow, Inc.âs budgeted statement of retained earningsfor the first quarter of 2016.
9) EXTRA CREDIT (5 points): Prepare Glow, Inc.âs budgetedbalance sheet as of March 31, 2016. (Hint: On March 31, 2016, BondInterest Payable is $5,000 and Property Taxes Payable is$1,200.)