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You are a Consultant for the professional service firm, BUSI 2083 LLP. Your firm specializes in...

You are a Consultant for the professional service firm, BUSI 2083 LLP. Your firm specializes in providing a wide variety of internal business solutions for different clients. One of the partners in your practice is impressed with the work you have completed to date and would like to give you additional responsibility. She has asked you to take the lead on this engagement with the hope that a successful outcome may lead to your promotion to Senior Consultant. You take the background files from the partner and get started.

Perfect Stitch Replica’s Limited, a nationwide distributor of low-cost imitation clothing, has an exclusive agreement for the distribution of the clothing. Sales have grown so rapidly over the last few years that it has become necessary to add new members to the management team. To date, the company's budgeting practices have been minimal, and at times, the company has experienced a cash shortage. You have been given responsibility for all planning and budgeting. Your first assignment is to prepare a master budget for the next three months, starting April 1. You are anxious to make a favourable impression and have assembled the information below.

Additional Information

The clothing is sold to retailers for an average price of $10 each. Recent and forecasted sales in units are as follows:

Recent and forecast sales:

January (actual)

20,000

February (actual)

26,000

March (actual)

40,000

April

65,000

May

100,000

June

50,000

July

30,000

August

28,000

September

25,000

Ending inventories should be equal to 40% of the next month's sales in units.

The average cost of the clothing is $4 each. Purchases are paid for as follows: 50% in the month of purchase and the remaining 50% in the following month. All sales are on credit, with no discount, and payable within 15 days. The company has found, however, that only 20% of a month's sales are collected by month-end. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.

The company's monthly operating expenses are given below:

Variable:

Sales commissions (percentage of sales)

4%

Fixed:

Advertising

$200,000

Rent

$18,000

Wages and salaries

$106,000

Utilities

$7,000

Insurance

$3,000

Depreciation

$14,000

All operating expenses are paid during the month, in cash, with the exception of depreciation and insurance. Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year. The company plans to purchase $16,000 in new equipment during May and $40,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be paid in cash. The company declares dividends of $15,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The company's balance sheet at March 31 is given below:

Balance Sheet at March 31:

Assets

Cash

$ 74,000

Accounts receivable*

346,000

Inventory**

104,000

Prepaid insurance

21,000

Fixed assets, net of depreciation

950,000

Total assets

$1,495,000

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Accounts payable

$ 100,000

Dividends payable

15,000

Common shares

800,000

Retained earnings

580,000

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 1,495,000

Notes to Balance Sheet:

*February sales

$ 26,000

March sales

320,000

$ 346,000

**Number of units:

Dollar amount of inventory

104,000

Divide by cost per unit

$ 4

Number of units

26,000

The company wants a minimum ending cash balance each month of $50,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month; any repayments are made at the end of the month. The company has an agreement with a bank that allows it to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $50,000 in cash.

Prepare the following budgets for the first three months of 2016:

A sales budget by month and in total

A schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total.

A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.

A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.

A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total.

A budgeted Income Statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the variable costing approach.

Provide a budgeted Balance Sheet as at June 30th.

Solutions

Expert Solution

1)

A sales budget by month and in total
Month Units Average Sale Price Amount
April 65,000 10 650,000
May 100,000 10 1,000,000
June 50,000 10 500,000

2)

A schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total.
From Current Month Sale From Last month Sale From Second Last month Sale Total
April 130000 280000 26000 436000
May 200000 455000 40000 695000
June 100000 700000 65000 865000

3)

A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.
Opening Stock Sales Closing Stock (40% of next month sales Purchase Average Sale Price Amount
April 26000 65000 40000 79000 4 316,000
May 40000 100,000 20000 80000 4 320,000
June 20000 50,000 12000 42000 4 168,000

4)

A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.
Previous Month Current Month Purchase Total
April 100000 158000 258000
May 158000 160000 318000
June 160000 84000 244000

5)

A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total.
April May June
Opening Cash Balance          74,000.00                    50,000.00            50,000.00
Collection from sales        436,000.00                  695,000.00         865,000.00
Payment to Supplier     (258,000.00)                (318,000.00)       (244,000.00)
Sales commision 4%        (26,000.00)                  (40,000.00)         (20,000.00)
Advertising     (200,000.00)                (200,000.00)       (200,000.00)
Rent        (18,000.00)                  (18,000.00)         (18,000.00)
Wages and salaries     (106,000.00)                (106,000.00)       (106,000.00)
Utilities          (7,000.00)                    (7,000.00)            (7,000.00)
Purchase of equipment                         -                    (16,000.00)         (40,000.00)
Dividend        (15,000.00)                                    -                             -  
Loan from Bank        170,000.00                  181,700.00                           -  
Loan Interest                    (1,700.00)            (1,817.00)
Loan Repayment                (170,000.00)       (181,700.00)
Closing Balance          50,000.00                    50,000.00            96,483.00

6)

INCOME STATEMENT
April May June
Opening Stock 26000 40000 20000
Purchase 316,000 320,000 168,000
Sales 650,000 1,000,000 500,000
Closing Stock 40000 20000 12000
Gross Profit 348,000 660,000 324,000
Sales commision 4%        (26,000.00)                  (40,000.00)         (20,000.00)
Wages and salaries     (106,000.00)                (106,000.00)       (106,000.00)
Utilities          (7,000.00)                    (7,000.00)            (7,000.00)
Loan Interest                    (1,700.00)            (1,817.00)
Depreciation        (14,000.00)                  (14,000.00)         (14,000.00)
       195,000.00                  493,000.00         177,000.00

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