Acct 505 project 1 Managerial Accounting 15th Edition Garrison,Noreen, and Brewer 2014 McGraw-Hill
COURSE PROJECT 1 INSTRUCTIONS
You have just been contracted as a budget consultant by LBJCompany, a distributor of bracelets to various retail outletsacross the country. The company has done very little in the way ofbudgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced ashortage of cash.
You have decided to prepare a cash budget for the upcomingfourth quarter in order to show management the benefits that can begained from proper cash planning. You have worked with accountingand other areas to gather the information assembled below.
The company sells many styles of bracelets, but all are sold forthe same $10 price. Actual sales of bracelets for the last threemonths and budgeted sales for the next six months follow:
July (actual)
20,000
August (actual)
26,000
September (actual)
40,000
October (budget)
70,000
November (budget)
110,000
December (budget)
60,000
January (budget)
30,000
February (budget)
28,000
March(budget)
25,000
The concentration of sales in the fourth quarter is due to theChristmas holiday. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at theend of each month to supply 40% of the bracelets sold in thefollowing month.
Suppliers are paid $4 for each bracelet. Fifty-percent of amonth's purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other50% is paid for in the following month. All sales are on creditwith no discounts. The company has found, however, that only 20% ofa month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% iscollected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have beennegligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:
Variable expenses:
Salescommissions 4% of sales
Fixed expenses:
Advertising $220,000
Rent $20,000
Salaries $110,000
Utilities $10,000
Insurance $5,000
Depreciation $18,000
Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in January of eachyear.
The company plans to purchase $22,000 in new equipment duringOctober and $50,000 in new equipment during November; bothpurchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of$20,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the followingquarter.
Other relevant data is given below:
Cash balance as of September 30 $74,000
Inventory balance as of September30 $112,000
Merchandise purchases forSeptember $200,000
The company maintains a minimum cash balance of at least $50,000at the end of each month. All borrowing is done at the beginning ofa month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the companyto borrow the exact amount needed at the beginning of each month.The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicitywe will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of thequarter, the company will pay the bank all of the accrued intereston the loan and as much of the loan as possible while stillretaining at least $50,000 in cash.
Required:
Prepare a cash budget for the three-month period ending December31. Include the following detailed budgets:
1.
a. A sales budget, by monthand in total.
b. A schedule of expectedcash collections from sales, by month and in total.
c. A merchandise purchasesbudget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and intotal.
d. A schedule of expectedcash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and intotal.
2. A cash budget. Show the budget bymonth and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed tomaintain the minimum cash balance of $50,000.
PROJECT 1 - ExcelTemplate SALES BUDGET: October November December Quarter Budgeted unit sales 70,000 110,000 60,000 240,000 Selling price per unit 10 10 10 10 Total sales 700,000 1,100,000 600,000 2,400,000 SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASHCOLLECTIONS: October November December Quarter August sales September sales October sales November sales December sales Total cash collections MERCHANDISE PURCHASESBUDGET: October November December Quarter Budgeted unit sales 70,000 110,000 60,000 240,000 Add desired endinginventory Total needs Less beginning inventory Required purchases Cost of purchases @ $4 perunit BUDGETED CASH DISBURSEMENTSFOR MERCHANDISE PURCHASES: October November December Quarter September purchases October purchases November purchases December purchases Total cash payments LBJ COMPANY CASH BUDGET FOR THE 3 MONTHS ENDINGDECEMBER 31 October November December Quarter Cash balance Add collections fromcustomers Total cash available Less disbursements Merchandisepurchases Advertising Rent Salaries Commissions Utilities Equipmentpurchases Dividendspaid Total disbursements Excess (deficiency) ofreceipts overdisbursements Financing: Borrowings Repayments Interest Total financing Cash balance, ending
Acct 505 project 1 Managerial Accounting 15th Edition Garrison,Noreen, and Brewer 2014 McGraw-Hill
COURSE PROJECT 1 INSTRUCTIONS
You have just been contracted as a budget consultant by LBJCompany, a distributor of bracelets to various retail outletsacross the country. The company has done very little in the way ofbudgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced ashortage of cash.
You have decided to prepare a cash budget for the upcomingfourth quarter in order to show management the benefits that can begained from proper cash planning. You have worked with accountingand other areas to gather the information assembled below.
The company sells many styles of bracelets, but all are sold forthe same $10 price. Actual sales of bracelets for the last threemonths and budgeted sales for the next six months follow:
July (actual) | 20,000 |
August (actual) | 26,000 |
September (actual) | 40,000 |
October (budget) | 70,000 |
November (budget) | 110,000 |
December (budget) | 60,000 |
January (budget) | 30,000 |
February (budget) | 28,000 |
March(budget) | 25,000 |
The concentration of sales in the fourth quarter is due to theChristmas holiday. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at theend of each month to supply 40% of the bracelets sold in thefollowing month.
Suppliers are paid $4 for each bracelet. Fifty-percent of amonth's purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other50% is paid for in the following month. All sales are on creditwith no discounts. The company has found, however, that only 20% ofa month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% iscollected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have beennegligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:
Variable expenses:
Salescommissions 4% of sales
Fixed expenses:
Advertising $220,000
Rent $20,000
Salaries $110,000
Utilities $10,000
Insurance $5,000
Depreciation $18,000
Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in January of eachyear.
The company plans to purchase $22,000 in new equipment duringOctober and $50,000 in new equipment during November; bothpurchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of$20,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the followingquarter.
Other relevant data is given below:
Cash balance as of September 30 $74,000
Inventory balance as of September30 $112,000
Merchandise purchases forSeptember $200,000
The company maintains a minimum cash balance of at least $50,000at the end of each month. All borrowing is done at the beginning ofa month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the companyto borrow the exact amount needed at the beginning of each month.The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicitywe will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of thequarter, the company will pay the bank all of the accrued intereston the loan and as much of the loan as possible while stillretaining at least $50,000 in cash.
Required:
Prepare a cash budget for the three-month period ending December31. Include the following detailed budgets:
1.
a. A sales budget, by monthand in total.
b. A schedule of expectedcash collections from sales, by month and in total.
c. A merchandise purchasesbudget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and intotal.
d. A schedule of expectedcash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and intotal.
2. A cash budget. Show the budget bymonth and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed tomaintain the minimum cash balance of $50,000.
| PROJECT 1 - ExcelTemplate | ||||||
| SALES BUDGET: | ||||||
| October | November | December | Quarter | |||
| Budgeted unit sales | 70,000 | 110,000 | 60,000 | 240,000 | ||
| Selling price per unit | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Total sales | 700,000 | 1,100,000 | 600,000 | 2,400,000 | ||
| SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASHCOLLECTIONS: | ||||||
| October | November | December | Quarter | |||
| August sales | ||||||
| September sales | ||||||
| October sales | ||||||
| November sales | ||||||
| December sales | ||||||
| Total cash collections | ||||||
| MERCHANDISE PURCHASESBUDGET: | ||||||
| October | November | December | Quarter | |||
| Budgeted unit sales | 70,000 | 110,000 | 60,000 | 240,000 | ||
| Add desired endinginventory | ||||||
| Total needs | ||||||
| Less beginning inventory | ||||||
| Required purchases | ||||||
| Cost of purchases @ $4 perunit | ||||||
| BUDGETED CASH DISBURSEMENTSFOR MERCHANDISE PURCHASES: | ||||||
| October | November | December | Quarter | |||
| September purchases | ||||||
| October purchases | ||||||
| November purchases | ||||||
| December purchases | ||||||
| Total cash payments | ||||||
| LBJ COMPANY | ||||||
| CASH BUDGET | ||||||
| FOR THE 3 MONTHS ENDINGDECEMBER 31 | ||||||
| October | November | December | Quarter | |||
| Cash balance | ||||||
| Add collections fromcustomers | ||||||
| Total cash available | ||||||
| Less disbursements | ||||||
| Merchandisepurchases | ||||||
| Advertising | ||||||
| Rent | ||||||
| Salaries | ||||||
| Commissions | ||||||
| Utilities | ||||||
| Equipmentpurchases | ||||||
| Dividendspaid | ||||||
| Total disbursements | ||||||
| Excess (deficiency) ofreceipts | ||||||
| overdisbursements | ||||||
| Financing: | ||||||
| Borrowings | ||||||
| Repayments | ||||||
| Interest | ||||||
| Total financing | ||||||
| Cash balance, ending | ||||||
Related questions
Acct 505 project 1 Managerial Accounting 15th Edition Garrison,Noreen, and Brewer 2014 McGraw-Hill
COURSE PROJECT 1 INSTRUCTIONS
You have just been contracted as a budget consultant by LBJCompany, a distributor of bracelets to various retail outletsacross the country. The company has done very little in the way ofbudgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced ashortage of cash.
You have decided to prepare a cash budget for the upcomingfourth quarter in order to show management the benefits that can begained from proper cash planning. You have worked with accountingand other areas to gather the information assembled below.
The company sells many styles of bracelets, but all are sold forthe same $10 price. Actual sales of bracelets for the last threemonths and budgeted sales for the next six months follow:
July (actual) | 20,000 |
August (actual) | 26,000 |
September (actual) | 40,000 |
October (budget) | 70,000 |
November (budget) | 110,000 |
December (budget) | 60,000 |
January (budget) | 30,000 |
February (budget) | 28,000 |
March(budget) | 25,000 |
The concentration of sales in the fourth quarter is due to theChristmas holiday. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at theend of each month to supply 40% of the bracelets sold in thefollowing month.
Suppliers are paid $4 for each bracelet. Fifty-percent of amonth's purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other50% is paid for in the following month. All sales are on creditwith no discounts. The company has found, however, that only 20% ofa month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% iscollected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have beennegligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:
Variable expenses:
Salescommissions 4% of sales
Fixed expenses:
Advertising $220,000
Rent $20,000
Salaries $110,000
Utilities $10,000
Insurance $5,000
Depreciation $18,000
Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in January of eachyear.
The company plans to purchase $22,000 in new equipment duringOctober and $50,000 in new equipment during November; bothpurchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of$20,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the followingquarter.
Other relevant data is given below:
Cash balance as of September 30 $74,000
Inventory balance as of September30 $112,000
Merchandise purchases forSeptember $200,000
The company maintains a minimum cash balance of at least $50,000at the end of each month. All borrowing is done at the beginning ofa month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the companyto borrow the exact amount needed at the beginning of each month.The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicitywe will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of thequarter, the company will pay the bank all of the accrued intereston the loan and as much of the loan as possible while stillretaining at least $50,000 in cash.
Required:
Prepare a cash budget for the three-month period ending December31. Include the following detailed budgets:
1.
a. A sales budget, by monthand in total.
b. A schedule of expectedcash collections from sales, by month and in total.
c. A merchandise purchasesbudget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and intotal.
d. A schedule of expectedcash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and intotal.
2. A cash budget. Show the budget bymonth and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed tomaintain the minimum cash balance of $50,000.
| BUDGETED CASHDISBURSEMENTS FOR MERCHANDISE PURCHASES: | ||||||
| October | November | December | Quarter | |||
| September purchases | ||||||
| October purchases | ||||||
| November purchases | ||||||
| December purchases | ||||||
| Total cash payments | ||||||
You have just been contracted as a budget consultant by LBJCompany, a distributor of bracelets to various retail outletsacross the country. The company has done very little in the way ofbudgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced ashortage of cash.
You have decided to prepare a cash budget for the upcomingfourth quarter in order to show management the benefits that can begained from proper cash planning. You have worked with accountingand other areas to gather the information assembled below.
The company sells many styles of bracelets, but all are sold forthe same $10 price. Actual sales of bracelets for the last threemonths and budgeted sales for the next six months follow:
July (actual) | 20,000 |
August (actual) | 26,000 |
September (actual) | 40,000 |
October (budget) | 70,000 |
November (budget) | 110,000 |
December (budget) | 60,000 |
January (budget) | 30,000 |
February (budget) | 28,000 |
March(budget) | 25,000 |
The concentration of sales in the fourth quarter is due to theChristmas holiday. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at theend of each month to supply 40% of the bracelets sold in thefollowing month.
Suppliers are paid $4 for each bracelet. Fifty-percent of amonth's purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other50% is paid for in the following month. All sales are on creditwith no discounts. The company has found, however, that only 20% ofa month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% iscollected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have beennegligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:
Variable expenses:
Salescommissions 4% of sales
Fixed expenses:
Advertising $220,000
Rent $20,000
Salaries $110,000
Utilities $10,000
Insurance $5,000
Depreciation $18,000
Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in January of eachyear.
The company plans to purchase $22,000 in new equipment duringOctober and $50,000 in new equipment during November; bothpurchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of$20,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the followingquarter.
Other relevant data is given below:
Cash balance as of September 30 $74,000
Inventory balance as of September30 $112,000
Merchandise purchases forSeptember $200,000
The company maintains a minimum cash balance of at least $50,000at the end of each month. All borrowing is done at the beginning ofa month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the companyto borrow the exact amount needed at the beginning of each month.The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicitywe will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of thequarter, the company will pay the bank all of the accrued intereston the loan and as much of the loan as possible while stillretaining at least $50,000 in cash.
Required:
Prepare a cash budget for the three-month period ending December31. Include the following detailed budgets:
1. A schedule of expected cashdisbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.
2. A cash budget. Show the budget bymonth and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed tomaintain the minimum cash balance of $50,000.
