Question

1. Cash Budget

   The controller of Mercury Shoes Inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presented with the following An accounting device used to plan and control resources of operational departments and divisions budget information:

   	June		July		August
   Sales	$160,000		$185,000		$200,000
   Manufacturing costs	66,000		82,000		105,000
   Selling and administrative expenses	40,000		46,000		51,000
   Capital expenditures	_		_		120,000

   The company expects to sell about 10% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 60% are expected to be collected in the month following the sale and the remainder the following month (second month after sale). Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $12,000 of the estimated monthly manufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in February, and the annual property taxes are paid in November. Of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, 80% are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month.

   Current assets as of June 1 include cash of $42,000, marketable securities of $25,000, and accounts receivable of $198,000 ($150,000 from May sales and $48,000 from April sales). Sales on account in April and May were $120,000 and $150,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of June 1 include $13,000 of accounts payable incurred in May for manufacturing costs. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the period they are incurred. An estimated income tax payment of $24,000 will be made in July. Mercury Shoes' regular quarterly dividend of $15,000 is expected to be declared in July and paid in August. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $40,000.

   Required:

   1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for June, July, and August. Enter all amounts as positive numbers except for Cash (decrease) and (deficiency). Use the minus sign to indicate an overall cash decrease and deficiency.

   Mercury Shoes Inc.
   Cash Budget
   For the Three Months Ending August 31
   	June	July	August
   Estimated cash receipts from:
   Cash sales	$	$	$
   Collection of accounts receivable
   Total cash receipts	$	$	$
   Estimated cash payments for:
   Manufacturing costs	$	$	$
   Selling and administrative expenses
   Capital expenditures
   Other purposes:
   Income tax
   Dividends
   Total cash payments	$	$	$
   Cash increase or (decrease)	$	$	$
   Cash balance at beginning of month
   Cash balance at end of month	$	$	$
   Minimum cash balance
   Excess or (deficiency)	$	$	$

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