Cash Budget, Pro Forma Balance Sheet Bernard Creighton is the controller for Creighton Hardware Store. In putting together the cash budget for the fourth quarter of the year, he has assembled the following data. Sales July (actual) $100,000    August (actual) 120,000    September (estimated) 90,000    October (estimated) 100,000    November (estimated) 135,000    December (estimated) 150,000    Each month, 20 percent of sales are for cash, and 80 percent are on credit. The collection pattern for credit sales is 20 percent in the month of sale, 50 percent in the following month, and 30 percent in the second month following the sale. Each month, the ending inventory exactly equals 40 percent of the cost of next month's sales. The markup on goods is 33.33 percent of cost. Inventory purchases are paid for in the month following purchase. Recurring monthly expenses are as follows: Salaries and wages $10,000 Depreciation on plant and equipment 4,000 Utilities 1,000 Other 1,700 Property taxes of $15,000 are due and payable on September 15. Advertising fees of $6,000 must be paid on October 20. A lease on a new storage facility is scheduled to begin on November 2. Monthly payments are $5,000. The company has a policy to maintain a minimum cash balance of $10,000. If necessary, it will borrow to meet its short-term needs. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month. All payments on principal and interest are made at the end of the month. The annual interest rate is 9 percent. The company must borrow in multiples of $1,000. A partially completed balance sheet as of August 31 is given below. (Accounts payable is for inventory purchases only.)   Assets Liabilities & Owners’ Equity Cash $ ?                            Accounts receivable ?                Inventory ?                Plant and equipment 431,750                Accounts payable               $ ?           Common stock   220,000           Retained earnings   268,750           Totals $ ?              $ ?           Required: 1. Complete the balance sheet given in part (j). Creighton Hardware Store Balance Sheet August 31   Assets Liabilities & Owners' Equity Cash $fill in the blank    Accounts receivable fill in the blank    Inventory fill in the blank    Plant and equipment 431,750   Accounts payable   $fill in the blank  Common stock   220,000 Retained earnings   268,750 Totals $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  2. Bernard wants to see how the company is doing prior to starting the month of December. Prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, and November and for the three-month period in total (the period begins on September 1). Enter repayments, interest, cash deficiencies and negative total financing as negative amounts. If amount is zero, enter "0". Creighton Hardware Store         Cash Budget         For the Period Ending November 30           September October November Total Beginning cash balance $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  cash collection          Total cash available                   Disbursements:         Accounts payable         Salaries and wages         Utilities fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank    Other fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  Property taxes fill in the blank      fill in the blank  Advertising fees   fill in the blank    fill in the blank  Lease     fill in the blank  fill in the blank  Total disbursements $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  Minimum cash balance fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  Total cash needs $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  Excess (deficiency) $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  Financing:         Borrowings $fill in the blank      $fill in the blank  Repayments   $fill in the blank    fill in the blank  Interest   fill in the blank    fill in the blank  Total financing $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  Ending cash balance $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  Complete a supporting schedule of cash collections. Creighton Hardware Store Cash collections For the Period Ending November 30   September October November Total Cash sales $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  Credit sales:         Current month fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  Prior month fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  From two months ago fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  Total collections $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  3. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet as of November 30. Creighton Hardware Store Pro Forma Balance Sheet November 30 Assets:       $fill in the blank      fill in the blank      fill in the blank      fill in the blank    Liabilities:         $fill in the blank  Owners' Equity:         fill in the blank      fill in the blank  Totals $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank

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Cash Budget, Pro Forma Balance Sheet

Bernard Creighton is the controller for Creighton Hardware Store. In putting together the cash budget for the fourth quarter of the year, he has assembled the following data.

  1. Sales
    July (actual) $100,000   
    August (actual) 120,000   
    September (estimated) 90,000   
    October (estimated) 100,000   
    November (estimated) 135,000   
    December (estimated) 150,000   
  2. Each month, 20 percent of sales are for cash, and 80 percent are on credit. The collection pattern for credit sales is 20 percent in the month of sale, 50 percent in the following month, and 30 percent in the second month following the sale.
  3. Each month, the ending inventory exactly equals 40 percent of the cost of next month's sales. The markup on goods is 33.33 percent of cost.
  4. Inventory purchases are paid for in the month following purchase.
  5. Recurring monthly expenses are as follows:
    Salaries and wages $10,000
    Depreciation on plant and equipment 4,000
    Utilities 1,000
    Other 1,700
  6. Property taxes of $15,000 are due and payable on September 15.
  7. Advertising fees of $6,000 must be paid on October 20.
  8. A lease on a new storage facility is scheduled to begin on November 2. Monthly payments are $5,000.
  9. The company has a policy to maintain a minimum cash balance of $10,000. If necessary, it will borrow to meet its short-term needs. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month. All payments on principal and interest are made at the end of the month. The annual interest rate is 9 percent. The company must borrow in multiples of $1,000.
  10. A partially completed balance sheet as of August 31 is given below. (Accounts payable is for inventory purchases only.)
      Assets Liabilities &
    Owners’ Equity
    Cash $ ?                           
    Accounts receivable ?               
    Inventory ?               
    Plant and equipment 431,750               
    Accounts payable               $ ?          
    Common stock   220,000          
    Retained earnings   268,750          
    Totals $ ?              $ ?          

Required:

1. Complete the balance sheet given in part (j).

Creighton Hardware Store
Balance Sheet
August 31
  Assets Liabilities & Owners' Equity
Cash $fill in the blank   
Accounts receivable fill in the blank   
Inventory fill in the blank   
Plant and equipment 431,750  
Accounts payable   $fill in the blank 
Common stock   220,000
Retained earnings   268,750
Totals $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 

2. Bernard wants to see how the company is doing prior to starting the month of December. Prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, and November and for the three-month period in total (the period begins on September 1). Enter repayments, interest, cash deficiencies and negative total financing as negative amounts. If amount is zero, enter "0".

Creighton Hardware Store        
Cash Budget        
For the Period Ending November 30        
  September October November Total
Beginning cash balance $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
cash collection         
Total cash available        
         
Disbursements:        
Accounts payable        
Salaries and wages        
Utilities fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank   
Other fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank 
Property taxes fill in the blank      fill in the blank 
Advertising fees   fill in the blank    fill in the blank 
Lease     fill in the blank  fill in the blank 
Total disbursements $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
Minimum cash balance fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank 
Total cash needs $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
Excess (deficiency) $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
Financing:        
Borrowings $fill in the blank      $fill in the blank 
Repayments   $fill in the blank    fill in the blank 
Interest   fill in the blank    fill in the blank 
Total financing $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
Ending cash balance $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
Complete a supporting schedule of cash collections.
Creighton Hardware Store
Cash collections
For the Period Ending November 30
  September October November Total
Cash sales $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
Credit sales:        
Current month fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank 
Prior month fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank 
From two months ago fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank  fill in the blank 
Total collections $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 

3. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet as of November 30.

Creighton Hardware Store
Pro Forma Balance Sheet
November 30
Assets:    
  $fill in the blank   
  fill in the blank   
  fill in the blank   
  fill in the blank   
Liabilities:    
    $fill in the blank 
Owners' Equity:    
    fill in the blank 
    fill in the blank 
Totals $fill in the blank  $fill in the blank 
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