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Bombs Away Video Games Corporation has forecasted the following
monthly sales:
January
$
112,000
July...
Bombs Away Video Games Corporation has forecasted the following
monthly sales:
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January |
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112,000 |
July |
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57,000 |
February |
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105,000 |
August |
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57,000 |
March |
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37,000 |
September |
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67,000 |
April |
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37,000 |
October |
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97,000 |
May |
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32,000 |
November |
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117,000 |
June |
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47,000 |
December |
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135,000 |
Total annual sales = $900,000 |
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Bombs Away Video Games sells the popular Strafe and Capture
video game. It sells for $5 per unit and costs $2 per unit to
produce. A level production policy is followed. Each month's
production is equal to annual sales (in units) divided by 12.
Of each month's sales, 30 percent are for cash and 70 percent are
on account. All accounts receivable are collected in the month
after the sale is made.
a. Construct a monthly production and inventory
schedule in units. Beginning inventory in January is 37,000
units.
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Production and Inventory Schedule in
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Ending Inventory |
January |
37,000 |
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b. Prepare a monthly schedule of cash receipts.
Sales in December before the planning year are $100,000.
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Bombs Away Video Games Corporation |
Cash Receipts Schedule |
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Sales |
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Cash receipts: |
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Cash sales |
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Prior month's credit sales |
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Total cash receipts |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Bombs Away Video Games Corporation |
Cash Receipts Schedule |
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July |
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September |
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November |
December |
Sales |
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Cash receipts: |
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Cash sales |
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c. Prepare a cash payments schedule for January
through December. The production costs of $2 per unit are paid for
in the month in which they occur. Other cash payments, besides
those for production costs, are $57,000 per month.
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Bombs Away Video Games Corporation |
Cash Payments Schedule |
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January |
February |
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June |
Production cost |
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Bombs Away Video Games Corporation |
Cash Payments Schedule |
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July |
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November |
December |
Production cost |
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Other cash payments |
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