Assumptions i. Suppliers of “old” laptop units will allow one month’s credit. ii. Customers are expected to take two months’ credit. iii. Wages will be paid as they are incurred in production. iv. Fixed overhead costs will be paid as they are incurred. v. The stock of finished goods at the end of each quarter will be sufficient to satisfy 20% of the planned sales of the following quarter. vi. The stock of “old” laptop units will be held constant at 1,000 units. vii. It may be assumed that the year is divided into quarters of equal length and that sales, production and purchases are spread evenly throughout any quarter. Required Produce, for each quarter of the first year of operations: (a) The cash budget (show all workings).
Assumptions
i. Suppliers of “old” laptop units will allow one month’s credit.
ii. Customers are expected to take two months’ credit.
iii. Wages will be paid as they are incurred in production.
iv. Fixed
v. The stock of finished goods at the end of each quarter will be
sufficient to satisfy 20% of the planned sales of the following
quarter.
vi. The stock of “old” laptop units will be held constant at 1,000
units.
vii. It may be assumed that the year is divided into quarters of
equal length and that sales, production and purchases are
spread evenly throughout any quarter.
Required
Produce, for each quarter of the first year of operations:
(a) The
![Newtrend Ltd is a new business which has been formed to buy “old"
laptop units and modify them to the specific needs of customers.
The business will acquire fixed assets costing £200,000 and a stock of
1,000 “old" laptop units on the first day of business. The fixed assets
are expected to have a five-year life with no residual value at the
end of that time. That is depreciation is charged for five years.
Year 1
Year 2
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Quarter 1
Modified laptop units 8,100
8,400
8,700
7,800
8,100
The selling price of each unit will be £90.
The cost of production of each unit is specified as follows:
Cost of standard unit purchased
Direct labour
30
33
Fixed overhead
12
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