Question

Camden Company is a retail company that specializes in selling outdoor camping equipment. The company is considering opening a new store on October 1, 2019. The company president formed a planning committee to prepare a master budget for the first three months of operation. As budget coordinator, you have been assigned the following tasks:

Required

A. October sales are estimated to be $125,000, of which 40 percent will be cash and 60 percent will be credit. The company expects sales to increase at the rate of 8 percent per month. Prepare a sales budget.

	October November December Sales Budget Cash sales Sales on account Total budgeted sales

B. The company expects to collect 100 percent of the accounts receivable generated by credit sales in the month following the sale. Prepare a schedule of cash receipts.

	October November December Schedule of Cash Receipts Current cash sales Plus collections from A/R Total collections

C. The cost of goods sold is 60 percent of sales. The company desires to maintain a minimum ending inventory equal to 10 percent of the next month’s cost of goods sold. However, ending inventory of December is expected to be $6,000. Assume that all purchases are made on account. Prepare an inventory purchases budget.

The cost of goods sold is 60 percent of sales. The company desires to maintain a minimum ending inventory equal to 10 percent of the next month’s cost of goods sold. However, ending inventory of December is expected to be $6,000. Assume that all purchases are made on account. Prepare an inventory purchases budget.

	October November December Inventory Purchases Budget Inventory needed Required purchases (on account)

D. The company pays 70 percent of accounts payable in the month of purchase and the remaining 30 percent in the following month. Prepare a cash payments budget for inventory purchases.

	October November December Schedule of Cash Payments Budget for Inventory Purchases Payment of current month's accounts payable Payment for prior month's accounts payable Total budgeted payments for inventory

E. Budgeted selling and administrative expenses per month follow:

	October November December Selling and Administrative Expense Budget Salary expense Sales commissions Supplies expense Utilities Depreciation on store fixtures Rent Miscellaneous Total S&A expenses

Salary expense (fixed)	$	9,000
Sales commissions		5	% of Sales
Supplies expense		2	% of Sales
Utilities (fixed)	$	700
Depreciation on store fixtures (fixed)*	$	2,000
Rent (fixed)	$	2,400
Miscellaneous (fixed)	$	600

*The capital expenditures budget indicates that Camden will spend $82,000 on October 1 for store fixtures, which are expected to have a $10,000 salvage value and a three-year (36-month) useful life. Use this information to prepare a selling and administrative expenses budget.

F. Utilities and sales commissions are paid the month after they are incurred; all other expenses are paid in the month in which they are incurred. Prepare a cash payments budget for selling and administrative expenses.

	October November December Schedule of Cash Payments for S&A Expenses Salary expense Sales commissions Supplies expense Utilities Depreciation on store fixtures Rent Miscellaneous Total payments for S&A expenses

G. Camden borrows funds, in increments of $1,000, and repays them on the last day of the month. Repayments may be made in any amount available. The company also pays its vendors on the last day of the month. It pays interest of 1 percent per month in cash on the last day of the month. To be prudent, the company desires to maintain a $6,000 cash cushion. Prepare a cash budget.

	Cash Budget October Novomber December Cash available Less: Payments Total budgeted payments Payments minus receipts Financing activity

Answer 1

Note;There are more than 4 parts of this question. So as per rule I am answering first 4 parts of this question.

(A).

Sales Budget
	October	November	December
Cash sales (40%)	$50000	$54000	$58320
Sales on account	$75000	$81000	$87480
Total budgeted sales	$125000	$135000	$145800

(B).

Schedule of Cash Receipts
	October	November	December
Current cash sales (40%)	$50000	$54000	$58320
Plus: Collections from A/R	------	$75000	$81000
Total collections	$50000	$129000	$139320

(C).

Inventory Purchases Budget
	October	November	December
Total budgeted sales	$125000	$135000	$145800
Cost of goods sold (60%)	$75000	$81000	$87480
Plus: Inventory needed (10%)	$8100	$8748	$6000
Required purchases (on account)	$83100	$89748	$93480

(D).

Schedule of Cash Payments Budget for Inventory Purchases
	October	November	December
Payment of current month's accounts payable (70%)	$58170	$62823.60	$65436
Payment for prior month's accounts payable (30%	----	$24930	$26924.40
Required purchases (on account)	$58170	$87753.60	$92360.40