Question

Hamby Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Hamby Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash	$	85,000
Accounts receivable		141,000
Inventory		83,250
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation		226,000
Total assets	$	535,250
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	87,000
Common stock		350,000
Retained earnings		98,250
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	535,250

The company managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $370,000, $390,000, $380,000, and $400,000, respectively.

2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

3. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 30% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $50,000. Each month $7,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $43,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

A.How much is the Company's expected cash collections in the month of August?

B. How much is the Company's expected cash disbursement for merchandise in the month of July?

C.How much is the Company's expected merchandise purchases in the month of September?

D. How much is the Company's expected Net Operating Income for the quarter ending on September 30?

E.How much is the Company's expected Accounts Receivable balance on September 30?

Answer 1

Expected Cash Collection in August = $377,000
Expected cash Disbursements for Merchandise in July = $199,800
Expected Merchandise Purchases in September = $289,500
Expected Net Operating Income for quarter ending September 30 = $135,000
Expected Accounts Receivable on September 30 = $380,000 * 65% = $247,000