Question

Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company’s balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:

Minden Company Balance Sheet April 30
Assets
Cash	$	9,200
Accounts receivable		76,250
Inventory		49,750
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation		228,000
Total assets	$	363,200
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	63,750
Note payable		23,900
Common stock		180,000
Retained earnings		95,550
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	363,200

The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data:

Sales are budgeted at $227,000 for May. Of these sales, $68,100 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.

Purchases of inventory are expected to total $159,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. Forty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.

The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $87,500.

Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $79,500, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $6,000 for the month.

The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $105 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)

New refrigerating equipment costing $11,800 will be purchased for cash during May.

During May, the company will borrow $25,100 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.

1. Calculate the expected cash collections for May.

2. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for May.

	Total cash collections Total cash disbursements

3.Prepare a cash budget for May. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)

	Minden Company Cash Budget For the Month of May Beginning cash balance Add collections from customers Total cash available 0 Less cash disbursements: Purchase of inventory Selling and administrative expenses Purchases of equipment Total cash disbursements 0 Excess of cash available over disbursements 0 Financing: Borrowing—note Repayments—note Interest Total financing 0 Ending cash balance $0

Answer 1

1	Calculate the expected cash collections for May.
	Sales		$227,000
	Cash Sales		$68,100
	Credit Sales		$158,900
	Current Month - 1/2		$79,450
	Previous Month		76250
	Total Cash Collections		$223,800
2	Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for May.
	Purchase of Inventory		$159,000
	Same month - 40%		$63,600
	Previous month		63750
	Total Cash disbursement for merchandise purchases		$127,350
3	Minden Company
	Cash Budget
	For the Month of May
	Beginning cash balance	9200
	Add collections from customers	$223,800
	Total cash available	233000
	Less cash disbursements:
	Purchase of inventory	$127,350
	Selling and administrative expenses	79500
	Purchases of equipment	11800
	Total cash disbursements	$218,650
	Excess of cash available over disbursements	$14,350
	Financing:
	Borrowing—note	25100
	Repayments—note	-23900
	Interest	-105
	Total financing	1095
	Ending cash balance	$15,445