In: Accounting
Rainy Day Company
The Business Situation
Rainy Day Company manufactures a unique umbrella. The
company began operations April 1, 2020. Its accountant quit the
second week of operations, and the company is searching for a
replacement. The company has decided to test the knowledge and
ability of all candidates interviewing for the position. Each
candidate will be provided with the information below and then
asked to prepare a series of reports, schedules, budgets, and
recommendations based on that information. The information provided
to each candidate is as follows.
Cost Items and Account Balances
Administrative salaries
$11,250
Advertising
15,250
Cash, April 1
–0–
Depreciation on factory building
1,500
Depreciation on office equipment
800
Insurance on factory building
1,500
Miscellaneous expenses—factory
1,000
Office supplies expense
300
Professional fees
500
Property taxes on factory building
400
Raw materials used
70,000
Rent on production equipment
6,000
Research and development
10,000
Sales commissions
40,000
Utility costs—factory
900
Wages—factory
70,000
Work in process, April 1
–0–
Work in process, April 30
–0–
Raw materials inventory, April
1
–0–
Raw materials inventory, April
30 –0–
Raw material purchases
70,000
Finished goods inventory, April 1
–0–
Production and Sales Data
Number of umbrellas produced
10,000
Expected sales in units for April
($40 unit sales price)
8,000
Expected sales in units for May
10,000
Desired ending inventory
20% of next month’s sales
Direct materials per finished unit
1 kilogram
Direct materials cost
$7 per kilogram
Direct labor hours per
unit
.35
Direct labor hourly
rate
$20
Cash Flow Data
Cash collections from customers: 75% in month of sale
and 25% the following month.
Cash payments to suppliers: 75% in month of purchase
and 25% the following month.
Income tax rate: 45%.
Cost of proposed production equipment:
$720,000.
Manufacturing overhead and selling and administrative
costs are paid as incurred.
Desired ending cash balance: $30,000.
9. Calculate the break-even point in units and in
sales dollars.
10. Prepare the following budgets for the month of
April 2020.
(a) Sales.
(b) Production.
(c) Direct materials.
(d) Direct labor.
(e) Selling and administrative expenses.
(f) Cash.
(g) Budgeted income statement.
11. Prepare a flexible budget for manufacturing costs
for activity levels between 8,000 and
10,000 units, in 1,000-unit increments.
12. Identify one potential cause of direct materials,
direct labor, and manufacturing overhead variances in the
production of the umbrella.
13. Determine the cash payback period on the proposed
production equipment purchase, assuming a monthly cash flow as
indicated in the cash budget (requirement 10f).