es Down Under Products, Limited, of Australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: April May June July Unit Sales 64,000 80,000 104,000 87,000 The company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. Past experience has shown that end-of- month inventory levels must equal 15% of the following month's unit sales. The inventory at the end of March was 9,600 units. Required: Prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter. Total needs Budgeted unit sales Required production in units Down Under Products, Limited, Production Budget April 0 0 < Prev May 2 of 5 0 0 June 0 0 Next > Quarter 0 0
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
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Down Under Products, Limited, of Australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows:
April
May
June
July
Unit
Sales
64,000
80,000
104,000
87,000
The company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. Past experience has shown that end-of-
month inventory levels must equal 15% of the following month's unit sales. The inventory at the end of March was 9,600 units.
Required:
Prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.
Total needs
Budgeted unit sales
Required production in units
Down Under Products, Limited,
Production Budget
April
0
0
< Prev
May
2 of 5
0
0
June
0
0
Next >
Quarter
0
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