Question

Colter Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2020 are as follows.

		January		February
Sales		$439,200		$488,000
Direct materials purchases		146,400		152,500
Direct labor		109,800		122,000
Manufacturing overhead		85,400		91,500
Selling and administrative expenses		96,380		103,700

All sales are on account. Collections are expected to be 50% in the month of sale, 30% in the first month following the sale, and 20% in the second month following the sale. Sixty percent (60%) of direct materials purchases are paid in cash in the month of purchase, and the balance due is paid in the month following the purchase. All other items above are paid in the month incurred except for selling and administrative expenses that include $1,220 of depreciation per month.

Other data:

1.		Credit sales: November 2019, $305,000; December 2019, $390,400.
2.		Purchases of direct materials: December 2019, $122,000.
3.		Other receipts: January—Collection of December 31, 2019, notes receivable $18,300;
		February—Proceeds from sale of securities $7,320.
4.		Other disbursements: February—Payment of $7,320 cash dividend.

The company’s cash balance on January 1, 2020, is expected to be $73,200. The company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $61,000.

1- Prepare schedules for (1) expected collections from customers and (2) expected payments for direct materials purchases for January and February.

2- Prepare a cash budget for January and February in columnar form.

Answer 1

Solution:

Expected Collection From Customer

Working:

Expected payments for direct materials purchases

Working :

2. cash budget

Workings:

Borrowing in February = Minimum requiremnt of Cash - Cash Availaible

= $61,000 - $50,020

= $10,980