1. Prepare a sales budget for the first quarter (Q1) and the first quarter in total. The selling price per unit is $50.00.

December 50,000/ January 70,000/February 100,000 /March 60,000 / April 100,000

Past experience shows that 45% of sales are collected in the month of the sale, and 55% in the month following the sale.

2. Prepare a purchases budget for January through March, and the first quarter in total. Assume that the company only sells one product that can be purchased at $35.00 per unit. The market for this product is very competitive and customers highly value service such as quality and on time delivery of the product. Also assume that currently it is company policy that ending inventory should equal 45% of next month’s projected sales. All costs are paid in the current month except inventory purchases, which are paid in the month following the purchase (i.e. January purchases are paid in February).

3. Prepare a cash budget for January through March and for the first quarter in total. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $70,000, and this was the balance in the cash account on January 1^st. Other expenses include $35,000 per month for rent, $24,000 per month for advertising, and $66,000 per month for depreciation. In addition, variable Selling & Administrative cost is $12 per unit sold, and the company paid a $20,000 dividend in February.

The company has an open line of credit with a bank and can borrow at an annual rate of 12%.
For simplification assume that all loans are made at the beginning of the month when borrowing is needed, and repayments are made at the end of a month if there is enough cash to make the payment. Also, interest associated with a loan is only paid at the time when that loan or a portion thereof is paid. Additionally, all loans and repayments (not the interest portion) can only be made in increments of $1000 and the company would like to pay its debts, or a portion thereof, as soon as it has enough cash to do so.

4. Prepare the Budgeted Income Statement based on the information given above.

5. Repeat steps 2-4 for budget scenarios B and C using the following Desired Ending Inventory assumptions:

1. Prepare a sales budget for the first quarter (Q1) and the first quarter in total. The selling price per unit is $50.00.

December of the previous year    10,000

January                                     70,000

February                                    30,000

March                                        50,000

April                                          80,000

Past experience shows that 45% of sales are collected in the month of the sale, and 55% in the month following the sale.

2. Prepare a purchases budget for January through March, and the first quarter in total. Assume that the company only sells one product that can be purchased at $35.00 per unit. The market for this product is very competitive and customers highly value service such as quality and on time delivery of the product. Also assume that currently it is company policy that ending inventory should equal 45% of next month’s projected sales. All costs are paid in the current month except inventory purchases, which are paid in the month following the purchase (i.e. January purchases are paid in February).

3. Prepare a cash budget for January through March and for the first quarter in total. The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $70,000, and this was the balance in the cash account on January 1^st. Other expenses include $35,000 per month for rent, $24,000 per month for advertising, and $66,000 per month for depreciation. In addition, variable Selling & Administrative cost is $12 per unit sold, and the company paid a $20,000 dividend in February.

The company has an open line of credit with a bank and can borrow at an annual rate of 12%.
For simplification assume that all loans are made at the beginning of the month when borrowing is needed, and repayments are made at the end of a month if there is enough cash to make the payment. Also, interest associated with a loan is only paid at the time when that loan or a portion thereof is paid. Additionally, all loans and repayments (not the interest portion) can only be made in increments of $1000 and the company would like to pay its debts, or a portion thereof, as soon as it has enough cash to do so.

4. Prepare the Budgeted Income Statement based on the information given above.

Label the budgets prepared in Steps 1-4 as budget scenario A.

5. Repeat steps 2-4 for budget scenarios B and C using the following Desired Ending Inventory assumptions:

6. Write a brief analysis of the three inventory policies depicted in the budget scenarios A, B and C and recommend a policy that the company should implement. Give reasons for your recommendation. Your write-up should be based on the results you obtained from the analyses in steps 1-5 above. Assume that you are writing on behalf of a professional consultant advising the President of the company about the company’s inventory policies. Your write-up should be in the form of a one-page Memo to the President of the company. Organization, grammar, and spelling are important.

The Grilton Tire Company manufactures racing tires for bicycles. Grilton sells tires for $50 each. Grilton is planning for next year by developing a master budget by quarters. Grilton’s balance sheet for December 31, 2017 follows:

GRILTON TIRE COMPANY

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2017

Assets

Current Assets:

   Cash                                                                                            $ 39,000

   Accounts Receivable                                                                    40,000

   Raw Materials Inventory                                                               2,400

   Finished Goods Inventory                                                             8,700

   Total Current Assets                                                                                               $ 90,100

Property, Plant and Equipment:

   Equipment                                                                                  177,000

   Less: Accumulated Depreciation                                            (42,000)                135,000

Total Assets                                                                                                                $225,100

Liabilities

Current Liabilities:

   Accounts Payable                                                                                                   $ 8,000

Stockholder’s Equity

Common Stock, no par                                                            $ 130,000

Retained Earnings                                                                          87,100

   Total Stockholder’s Equity                                                                                   217,100

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity                                                          $225,100

Other data for Grilton Tire Company:

Budgeted Sales are 1,500 for the first quarter and expected to increase by 200 tires per quarter. Cash Sales are expected to be 30% of total sales, with the remaining 70% of sales on account.

Finished Goods Inventory on December 31, 2017 consists of 300 tires at $29 each.

Desired ending Finished Goods Inventory is 40% of the next quarter’s sales; first quarter sales for 2019 are expected to be 2,300 tires and second quarter sales for 2019 are expected to be 2,500. FIFO inventory costing method is used.

Direct Materials cost is $8 per tire.

Desired ending Raw Materials Inventory is 30% of the next quarter’s direct materials needed for production.

Each tire requires 0.40 hours of direct labor; direct labor costs average $16 per hour.

Variable manufacturing overhead is $2 per tire produced.

Fixed manufacturing overhead includes $4,500 per quarter in depreciation and $26,780 per quarter for other costs, such as utilities, insurance, and property taxes.

Fixed selling and administrative expenses include $8,000 per quarter for salaries; $1,800 per quarter for rent; $1,200 per quarter for insurance; and $500 per quarter for depreciation.

Variable selling and administrative expenses include supplies at 2% of sales.

Capital expenditures include $45,000 for new manufacturing equipment, to be purchased and paid in the first quarter.

Cash receipts for sales on account are 60% in the quarter of sale and 40% in the quarter following the sale. The December 31, 2017 Accounts Receivable ($40,000) is received in the first quarter of 2018.

Direct materials purchases are paid 70% in the quarter purchased and 30% in the following quarter. The December 31, 2017 Accounts Payable ($8,000) is paid in the first quarter of 2018.

Direct labor, manufacturing overhead, and selling and administrative costs are paid in the quarter incurred.

Income tax expense is projected at $3,500 per quarter and is paid in the quarter incurred.

Grilton desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $35,000 and borrows from the local bank as needed in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of the quarter; principal repayments are made at the beginning of the quarter when excess funds are available and in increments of $1,000; interest is 6% per year and paid at the beginning of the quarter based on the amount outstanding from the previous quarter. Interest must be paid at the beginning of each quarter.

Prepare a budgeted Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured for the year of 2018. (5 pts.)

Executive officers of Benson Company are wrestling with their budget for the next year. The following are two different sales estimates provided by two difference sources:

Benson’s past experience indicates that cost of goods sold is about 55 percent of sales revenue. The company tries to maintain 15 percent of the next quarter’s expected cost of goods sold as the current quarter’s ending inventory. This year’s ending inventory is $31,000. Next year’s ending inventory is budgeted to be $32,000.

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Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the sales manager’s estimate.

Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the marketing consultant’s estimate.  Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

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Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the sales manager’s estimate. (Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

Turney Company produces and sells automobile batteries, the heavy-duty HD-240. The 2017 sales forecast is as follows.

The January 1, 2017, inventory of HD-240 is 2,120 units. Management desires an ending inventory each quarter equal to 40% of the next quarter’s sales. Sales in the first quarter of 2018 are expected to be 25% higher than sales in the same quarter in 2017.

Prepare quarterly production budgets for each quarter and in total for 2017.

Imagine that the U.S. economy is characterized by falling GDP and a rising unemployment rate, driven by a large decline in business investment. TRUE or FALSE. An effective strategy to reduce the unemployment rate would be higher government spending. Explain.