In: Accounting
Aztec Company sells its product for $150 per unit. Its actual
and budgeted sales follow.
Units | Dollars | ||
April (actual) | 3,000 | $ | 450,000 |
May (actual) | 1,800 | 270,000 | |
June (budgeted) | 6,000 | 900,000 | |
July (budgeted) | 5,000 | 899,000 | |
August (budgeted) | 3,700 | 555,000 | |
All sales are on credit. Recent experience shows that 26% of credit
sales is collected in the month of the sale, 44% in the month after
the sale, 25% in the second month after the sale, and 5% proves to
be uncollectible. The product’s purchase price is $110 per unit.
60% of purchases made in a month is paid in that month and the
other 40% is paid in the next month. The company has a policy to
maintain an ending monthly inventory of 20% of the next month’s
unit sales plus a safety stock of 135 units. The April 30 and May
31 actual inventory levels are consistent with this policy. Selling
and administrative expenses for the year are $1,704,000 and are
paid evenly throughout the year in cash. The company’s minimum cash
balance at month-end is $110,000. This minimum is maintained, if
necessary, by borrowing cash from the bank. If the balance exceeds
$110,000, the company repays as much of the loan as it can without
going below the minimum. This type of loan carries an annual 11%
interest rate. On May 31, the loan balance is $35,000, and the
company’s cash balance is $110,000.
Required:
1. Prepare a schedule that shows the computation
of cash collections of its credit sales (accounts receivable) in
each of the months of June and July.
2. Prepare a schedule that shows the computation
of budgeted ending inventories (in units) for April, May, June, and
July.
3. Prepare the merchandise purchases budget for
May, June, and July. Report calculations in units and then show the
dollar amount of purchases for each month.
4. Prepare a schedule showing the computation of
cash payments for product purchases for June and July.
5. Prepare a cash budget for June and July,
including any loan activity and interest expense. Compute the loan
balance at the end of each month.