Question

Knockoffs Unlimited, a nationwide distributor of low-cost imitation designer necklaces, has an exclusive franchise on the distribution of the necklaces, and sales have grown so rapidly over the past few years that it has become necessary to add new members to the management team. To date, the company’s budgeting practices have been inferior, 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 eager to make a favourable impression on the president and have assembled the information below.

     The necklaces are sold to retailers for $10 each. Recent and forecast sales in units are as follows:

January (actual)	24,500	June	59,000
February (actual)	35,000	July	39,000
March (actual)	48,000	August	37,000
April	74,000	September	34,000
May	108,000

The large buildup in sales before and during May is due to Mother’s Day. Ending inventories should be equal to 40% of the next month’s sales in units.

     The necklaces cost the company $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 selling and administrative expenses are given below:

Variable:
Sales commissions		4	% of sales
Fixed:
Advertising	$	227,000
Rent		22,500
Wages and salaries		116,800
Utilities		10,600
Insurance		4,800
Depreciation		23,000

All selling and administrative 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 $19,600 in new equipment during May and $49,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be paid in cash. The company declares dividends of $16,800 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The company’s balance sheet at March 31 is given below:

Assets
Cash	$	83,000
Accounts receivable ($35,000 February sales;      $384,000 March sales)		419,000
Inventory		118,400
Prepaid insurance		33,600
Fixed assets, net of depreciation		995,000
Total assets	$	1,649,000
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	116,800
Dividends payable		16,800
Common shares		890,000
Retained earnings		625,400
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,649,000

The company wants a minimum ending cash balance each month of $50,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month, with any repayments made at the end of the month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and must be paid at the end of each month based on the outstanding loan balance for that month.

2. A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Also, round down your interest calculations to the next whole dollar amount. Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not leave any empty spaces; input a 0 wherever it is required.)

3. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the variable costing approach.

4. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30. This is the last question in the assignment.

Answer 1