Reference no: EM133001459
Question - Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company's balance sheet on April 30 is as follows:
MINDEN COMPANY Balance Sheet April 30
Assets Cash $15,400
Accounts receivable, customers 62,000
Inventory 34,800
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation 239,000
Total assets $351,200
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Accounts payable, suppliers $72,600
Note payable 17,700
Capital shares, no par 212,000
Retained earnings 48,900
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $351,200
The company is in the process of preparing budget data for May. A number of budget items have already been prepared, as follows:
-Sales are budgeted at $520,000 for May. Of these sales, $156,000 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a month's credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder are collected in the following month. All of the April 30 receivables will be collected in May.
-Purchases of inventory are expected to total $312,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. 40% of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.
-The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $104,000.
-Operating expenses for May are budgeted at $187,200, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $5,200 for the month.
-The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $100 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)
-New refrigerating equipment costing $9,700 will be purchased for cash during May.
-During May, the company will borrow $52,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.
Required -
1. Prepare a cash budget for May.
2. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May.
3. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.