You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earrings to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced a shortage of cash.
Since you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to prepare comprehensive budgets for the upcoming second quarter in order to show management the benefits that can be gained from an integrated budgeting program. To this end, you have worked with accounting and other areas to gather the information assembled below.
The company sells many styles of earrings, but all are sold for the same priceâ$13 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings):
January (actual) 21,400 June (budget) 51,400 February (actual) 27,400 July (budget) 31,400 March (actual) 41,400 August (budget) 29,400 April (budget) 66,400 September (budget) 26,400 May (budget) 101,400
The concentration of sales before and during May is due to Motherâs Day. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at the end of each month to supply 40% of the earrings sold in the following month.
Suppliers are paid $4.7 for a pair of earrings. One-half of a monthâs purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit, with no discount, and payable within 15 days. The company has found, however, that only 20% of a monthâs sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:
Variable: Sales commissions 4% of sales Fixed: Advertising $ 270,000 Rent $ 25,000 Salaries $ 120,000 Utilities $ 10,500 Insurance $ 3,700 Depreciation $ 21,000
Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year.
The company plans to purchase $19,500 in new equipment during May and $47,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $20,250 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.
A listing of the companyâs ledger accounts as of March 31 is given below:
Assets Cash $ 81,000 Accounts receivable ($35,620 February sales;$430,560 March sales) 466,180 Inventory 124,832 Prepaid insurance 24,500 Property and equipment (net) 1,020,000 Total assets $ 1,716,512 Liabilities and Stockholdersâ Equity Accounts payable $ 107,000 Dividends payable 20,250 Common stock 940,000 Retained earnings 649,262 Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity $ 1,716,512
The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $57,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $57,000 in cash.
Earrings Unlimited Schedule of Expected Cash Collections April May June Quarter February sales $35,620 $35,620 March sales 0 April sales 0 May sales 0 June sales 0 Total cash collections $35,620 $0 $0 $35,620
You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earrings to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced a shortage of cash.
Since you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to prepare comprehensive budgets for the upcoming second quarter in order to show management the benefits that can be gained from an integrated budgeting program. To this end, you have worked with accounting and other areas to gather the information assembled below.
The company sells many styles of earrings, but all are sold for the same priceâ$13 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings):
January (actual) | 21,400 | June (budget) | 51,400 |
February (actual) | 27,400 | July (budget) | 31,400 |
March (actual) | 41,400 | August (budget) | 29,400 |
April (budget) | 66,400 | September (budget) | 26,400 |
May (budget) | 101,400 | ||
The concentration of sales before and during May is due to Motherâs Day. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at the end of each month to supply 40% of the earrings sold in the following month.
Suppliers are paid $4.7 for a pair of earrings. One-half of a monthâs purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit, with no discount, and payable within 15 days. The company has found, however, that only 20% of a monthâs sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:
Variable: | |||
Sales commissions | 4% | of sales | |
Fixed: | |||
Advertising | $ | 270,000 | |
Rent | $ | 25,000 | |
Salaries | $ | 120,000 | |
Utilities | $ | 10,500 | |
Insurance | $ | 3,700 | |
Depreciation | $ | 21,000 | |
Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year.
The company plans to purchase $19,500 in new equipment during May and $47,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $20,250 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.
A listing of the companyâs ledger accounts as of March 31 is given below:
Assets | ||
Cash | $ | 81,000 |
Accounts receivable ($35,620 February sales;$430,560 March sales) | 466,180 | |
Inventory | 124,832 | |
Prepaid insurance | 24,500 | |
Property and equipment (net) | 1,020,000 | |
Total assets | $ | 1,716,512 |
Liabilities and Stockholdersâ Equity | ||
Accounts payable | $ | 107,000 |
Dividends payable | 20,250 | |
Common stock | 940,000 | |
Retained earnings | 649,262 | |
Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity | $ | 1,716,512 |
The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $57,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $57,000 in cash.
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