Find unknowns in big chucks abbreviated cash budget

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Big Chuck wishes to maintain a $10,000 minimum cash balance at all times. Additional financing is available (and retired) in $1,000 multiples at a 12% interest rate. Assume that borrowings take place at the beginning of the month; retirements, in contrast, occur at the end of the month. Interest is paid at the time of repaying principal and computed on the portion of principal repaid.

a. Find the unknowns in Big Chuck's abbreviated cash budget.

b. Determine the outstanding loan balance as of September 30, after any repayments have been made.

Comprehensive budgeting

The balance sheet of Watson Company as of December 31, 20X1, follows.

WATSON COMPANY
Balance Sheet
December 31, 12X1
Assets
Cash		$4,595
Accounts receivable		10,000
Finished goods (575 units x $7.00)		4,025
Direct materials (2,760 units x $0.50)		1,380
Plant & equipment	$50,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	10,000	40,000
Total assets		$60,000
Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable to suppliers		$14,000
Common stock	$25,000
Retained earnings	21,000	46,000
Total liabilities &. stockholders' equity		$60,000

The following information has been extracted from the firm's accounting records:

1. All sales are made on account at $20 per unit. Sixty percent of the sales are collected in the month of sale; the remaining 40% are collected in the following month. Forecasted sales for the first five months of 20X2 are: January, 1,500 units,- February, 1,600 units; March, 1,800 units; April, 2,000 units; May, 2,100 units.

2. Management wants to maintain the finished goods inventory at 30% of the following month's sales.

3. Watson uses four units of direct material in each finished unit. The direct material price has been stable and is expected to remain so over the next six months. Management wants to maintain the ending direct materials inventory at 60% of the following month's production needs.

4. Seventy percent of all purchases are paid in the month of purchase; the remaining 30% are paid in the subsequent month.

5. Watson's product requires 30 minutes of direct labor time. Each hour of direct labor costs $7.

Instructions:

a. Rounding computations to the nearest dollar, prepare the following for January through March:

1) Sales budget

2) Schedule of cash collections

3) Production budget

4) Direct material purchases budget

5) Schedule of cash disbursements for material purchases
6) Direct labor budget

b. Determine the balances in the following accounts as of March 31:

1) Accounts Receivable

2) Direct Materials

3) Accounts Payable

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