Cincinnati Tool Company (CTC) manufactures a line of electric garden tools that are sold in general hardware stores. The company's controller, Will Fulton, has just received the sales forecast for the coming year for CTC's three products: hedge clippers, weeders, and leaf blowers. CTC has experienced considerable variations in sales volumes and variable costs over the past two years, and Fulton believes the forecast should be carefully evaluated from a cost-volume-profit viewpoint. The preliminary budget information for 20x2 follows: Unit sales Unit selling price Variable manufacturing cost per unit Variable selling cost per unit Weeders 50,000 $28 13 5 Hedge Clippers Leaf Blowers 50,000 100,000 $36 $ 48 12 4 25 6 For 20x2, CTC's fixed manufacturing overhead is budgeted at $2,000,000, and the company's fixed selling and administrative expenses are forecasted to be $600,000. CTC has a tax rate of 40 percent.
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.
A. Determine CTC’s budgeted net income for 20x2.
B. Assuming the sales mix remains as budgeted, determine how many units of each product CTC must sell in order to break even in 20x2
Net is the amount of money earned by the entity after deducting all the expenses from the revenues. It is reported on the income statement.
Breakeven is the point at which an entity is in a situation of no profit and no loss.
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