Blossom Bakery has budgeted sales revenues as follows: Credit sales Cash sales Total sales April $45,900 12,240 $58,140 May $48,960 16,320 $65,280 Past experience indicates that 40% of the credit sales will be collected in the month of sale, and the remaining 60% will be collected in the following month. Purchases of inventory are all on credit, and 20% will be paid in the month of purchase with the balance paid in the month following purchase. Budgeted inventory purchases are: April $34,680 May 37,740 Other budgeted amounts include: (a) selling and administrative expenses of $25,296 each month and (b) dividends of $8,364 to be paid in May. Included in the selling and administrative expenses is depreciation expense of $1,938. The company wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $4,080 at the end of each month. The company borrows money from the bank at 4% interest if necessary to maintain the minimum cash balance. Borrowed money is repaid in months when there is an excess cash balance. The beginning cash balance on May 1 was $4,590. Money is borrowed in $102 increments.
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Sales Budget and Selling
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![Blossom Bakery has budgeted sales revenues as follows:
Credit sales
Cash sales
Total sales
April
$45,900 $48,960
EE
12,240
16,320
$58,140 $65,280
Past experience indicates that 40% of the credit sales will be collected in the month of sale, and the remaining 60% will be collected in
the following month.
Purchases of inventory are all on credit, and 20% will be paid in the month of purchase with the balance paid in the month following
purchase. Budgeted inventory purchases are:
April $34,680
May
37,740
Other budgeted amounts include: (a) selling and administrative expenses of $25,296 each month and (b) dividends of $8,364 to be
paid in May. Included in the selling and administrative expenses is depreciation expense of $1,938.
The company wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $4,080 at the end of each month. The company borrows money from the
bank at 4% interest if necessary to maintain the minimum cash balance. Borrowed money is repaid in months when there is an excess
cash balance. The beginning cash balance on May 1 was $4,590. Money is borrowed in $102 increments.
Prepare separate schedules for expected collections from customers.
May
April
May
Schedule of Expected Collections from Customers
Credit sales:
April
May
Cash sales during May
Total collections
Total payments
$
$
$
Prepare separate schedules for expected payments for purchases of inventory.
$
27,540
Schedule of Expected Payments for Purchase of Inventory
Inventory purchases:
19,584
16,320
63,444
27744
7548
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