Reference no: EM13608299

You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earring to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced a shortage of cash.

Since you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to prepare comprehensive budgets for the upcoming second quarter in order to show management the benefits that can be gained from an integrated budgeting program. To this end, you have worked with accounting and other areas to gather the information assembled below.

The company sells many styles of earrings, but all are sold for the same price- $13 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow:

January (actual)... 20,800 June (budget)... 50,800
February (actual)... 26,800 July (budget)... 30,800
March (actual)... 40,800 August (budget ... 28,800
April (budget)... 65,800 September (budget) 25,800
May (budget)... 100,800

The concentration of sales before and during May is due to Mother's Day. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at the end of each month to supply 40% of the earrings sold in the following month.

Suppliers are paid $7 for a pair of earrings. One-half of a month's purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for 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 in the month of sale. 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.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:

Variable:
Sales commissions..................6% of sales

Fixed:
Advertising.....................$199,200
Rent................................17,200
Salaries........................105,200
Utilities.........................6,200
Insurance......................2,200
depreciation.................13,200

Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year.

The company plans to purchase $15,400 in new equipment during May and $39,200 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $11,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.

A listing of the company's ledger accounts as of March 31 is given below:

Assets
Cash.............................................................................$ 130,400
Accounts Receivable($34,840 February sales; $424,320
March Sales)................................. 459,1600
Inventory...................................................................... 184,240
Prepaid insurance......................................................... 21,800
Property and equipment(net)....................................... 861,200
Total Assets................................................................. $1,656,800

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable.........................................................$ 177,800
Dividends Payable......................................................... 11,000
Capital stock................................................................. 880,000
Retained Earnings......................................................... 588,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,656,800

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $55,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.

The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $55,000 in cash.

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed budgets:

Required: Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed budgets:

1. a. A sales budget, by month and in total
b. A schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total.
c. A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.
d. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.
2. A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total.