Question

Sales Budget

FlashKick Company manufactures and sells soccer balls for teams of children in elementary and high school. FlashKick’s best-selling lines are the practice ball line (durable soccer balls for training and practice) and the match ball line (high-performance soccer balls used in games). In the first four months of next year, FlashKick expects to sell the following:

	Practice Balls				Match Balls
	Units		Selling Price		Units		Selling Price
January	50,000		$8.25		7,000		$15.00
February	56,000		$8.25		7,500		$15.00
March	80,000		$8.25		13,000		$15.00
April	100,000		$8.25		18,000		$15.00

Required:

1. Construct a sales budget for FlashKick for the first three months of the coming year. Show total sales for each product line by month and in total for the first quarter. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

FlashKick Company
Sales Budget
For the First Quarter of Next Year
	January	February	March	Quarter
Practice ball:
Units
Unit price	$	$	$	$
Sales	$	$	$	$
Match ball:
Units
Unit price	$	$	$	$
Sales	$	$	$	$
Total sales	$	$	$	$

2. What if FlashKick added a third line—tournament quality soccer balls that were expected to take 40 percent of the units sold of the match balls and would have a selling price of $42 each in January and February, and $45 each in March? Prepare a sales budget for FlashKick for the first three months of the coming year. Show total sales for each product line by month and in total for the first quarter. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

FlashKick Company
Sales Budget
For the First Quarter
	January	February	March	Quarter
Practice ball:
Units
Unit price	$	$	$	$
Sales	$	$	$	$
Match ball:
Units
Unit price	$	$	$	$
Sales	$	$	$	$
Tournament ball:
Units
Unit price	$	$	$	$
Sales	$	$	$	$
Total sales	$	$	$	$

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Sales budget for FlashKick for the first three months ( Practice Balls + Match Balls )

FlashKick Company
Sales Budget
For the First Quarter of Next Year
	January	February	March	Quarter
Practice ball:
Units	50,000	56,000	80,000
Unit price	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25
Sales	$412,500	$462,000	$660,000	$1,534,500
Match ball:
Units	7,000	7,500	13,000
Unit price	$15	$15	$15
Sales	$105,000	$112,500	$195,000	$412,500
Total sales	$517,500	$574,500	$855,000	$1,947,000

2. Sales budget for FlashKick for the first three months ( Practice Balls + Match Balls + Tournament ball )

Units of Tournament balls sold in January = 40% of January match balls units = 7,000 units * 40% = 2,800 units

Units of Tournament balls sold in February = 40% of February match balls units = 7,500 units * 40% = 3,000 units

Units of Tournament balls sold in March = 40% of March match balls units = 13,000 units * 40% = 5,200 units

FlashKick Company
Sales Budget
For the First Quarter
	January	February	March	Quarter
Practice ball:
Units	50,000	56,000	80,000
Unit price	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25
Sales	$412,500	$462,000	$660,000	$1,534,500
Match ball:
Units	7,000	7,500	13,000
Unit price	$15	$15	$15
Sales	$105,000	$112,500	$195,000	$412,500
Tournament ball:
Units	2,800	3,000	5,200
Unit price	$42	$42	$45
Sales	$117,600	$126,000	$234,000	$477,600
Total sales	$635,100	$700,500	$1,089,900	$2,424,600