In: Accounting
4. Capstone, Inc. (Chapter 9)
Capstone, Inc. is preparing its budget for the coming year, 2020. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. Capstone, Inc. gathered the following information from the managers.
Sales
Unit sales for November 2019 113,000
Unit sales for December 2019 103,000
Expected unit sales for January 2020 115,000
Expected unit sales for February 2020 114,500
Expected unit sales for March 2020 118,000
Expected unit sales for April 2020 130,000
Expected unit sales for May 2020 140,000
Unit selling price $12.50
Capstone, Inc. likes to keep 10% of the next month’s unit sales in ending inventory. All sales are on account. 85% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month of sale, and 15% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month after sale. Accounts receivable on December 31, 2019, totaled $175,000.
Direct Materials
Item Amount Used per Unit Inventory, Dec. 31
Metal 1 lb @ 58¢ per lb. 5,177.5 lbs
Plastic 12 oz @ 6¢ per oz 3,883.125 lbs
Rubber 12 oz @ 5¢ per oz 1,294.375 lbs
2.5 lbs per unit total 10,355.0 lbs
Metal, plastic, and rubber together are 75¢ per pound per unit. (Hint: Do not prepare a separate materials purchases budget for each item of direct materials. Prepare a combined budget using the lbs per unit total applied to the budgeted production).
Capstone, Inc. likes to keep 5% of the materials needed for the next month in its ending inventory. Payment for materials is made within 15 days. 50% is paid in the month of purchase, and 50% is paid in the month after purchase. Accounts Payable on December 31, 2019, totaled $135,000. Raw Materials on December 31, 2019, totaled 10,355 pounds.
Direct Labor
Labor requires 15 minutes per unit for completion and is paid at a rate of $8 per hour.
Manufacturing Overhead
Indirect materials 35¢ per labor hour
Indirect labor 55¢ per labor hour
Utilities 40¢ per labor hour
Maintenance 20¢ per labor hour
Salaries $42,000 per month
Depreciation $16,800 per month
Property taxes $ 2,675 per month
Insurance $ 1,200 per month
Janitorial $ 1,300 per month
Selling and Administrative
Variable selling and administrative cost per unit is $1.60.
Advertising $15,500 a month
Insurance $ 1,250 a month
Salaries $75,000 a month
Depreciation $ 3,000 a month
Other fixed costs $ 3,500 a month
Other Information
The Cash balance on December 31, 2019, totaled $115,000, but management has decided it would like to maintain a cash balance of at least $800,000 beginning on January 31, 2020. Dividends are paid each month at the rate of $1.75 per share for 6,000 shares outstanding. The company has an open line of credit with Romney’s Bank. The terms of the agreement requires the borrowing to be in $1,000 increments at 8% interest. Capstone, Inc. borrows on the first day of the month and repays on the last day of the month. A $525,000 equipment purchase is planned for February.
Instructions
For the first quarter of 2020, do the following.
a) | Sales budget | |||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Total | |||||||
Unit sales | a | 115000 | 114500 | 118000 | 347500 | |||||
Unit selling price | b | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||||||
Sales in $ | a*b | 1437500 | 1431250 | 1475000 | 4343750 | |||||
b) | Production budget | |||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Total | April | ||||||
Unit sales | 115000 | 114500 | 118000 | 347500 | 130000 | |||||
Add: Desired ending inventory | 11450 | 11800 | 13000 | 14000 | ||||||
(10% of next month sales) | (114500*10%) | (118000*10%) | (130000*10%) | (140000*10%) | ||||||
126450 | 126300 | 131000 | 383750 | 144000 | ||||||
Less: Beginning inventory | 11500 | 11450 | 11800 | 13000 | ||||||
(115000*10%) | ||||||||||
Units to be produced | 114950 | 114850 | 119200 | 349000 | 131000 | |||||
c) | Direct materials budget | |||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Total | April | ||||||
Units to be produced | a | 114950 | 114850 | 119200 | 349000 | 131000 | ||||
Amount used per unit (in lbs.) | b | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||||
Materials needed | c=a*b | 287375 | 287125 | 298000 | 872500 | 327500 | ||||
Add: Desired ending inventory | 14356 | 14900 | 16375 | |||||||
(5% of materials needed for next month) | (287125*5%) | (298000*5%) | (327500*5%) | |||||||
301731 | 302025 | 314375 | 918131 | |||||||
Less: Beginning inventory | 10355 | 14356 | 14900 | |||||||
Materials to be purchased | d | 291376 | 287669 | 299475 | 878520 | |||||
Pound per unit | e | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | ||||||
Total material cost of purchase | d*e | 218532 | 215752 | 224606 | 658890 | |||||
d) | Direct labor budget | |||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Total | |||||||
Units to be produced | a | 114950 | 114850 | 119200 | 349000 | |||||
Labor hours required per unit | (15/60) | b | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |||||
Total labor hours | c=a*b | 28737.5 | 28712.5 | 29800 | 87250 | |||||
Rate per hour | d | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
Total labor cost | c*d | 229900 | 229700 | 238400 | 698000 | |||||