Down Under Products, Limited of Australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: Unit Sales April May 75,000 June 96,000 July 83,000 56,000 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 10% of the following month's unit sales. The inventory at the end of March was 5,600 units. Required: Prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.
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.
![Down Under Products, Limited of Australia
has budgeted sales of its popular
boomerang for the next four months as
follows:
Unit Sales
April 56,000
May 75,000
June 96,000
July 83,000
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 10% of the following month's unit
sales. The inventory at the end of March
was 5,600 units.
Required:
Prepare a production budget by month
and in total, for the second quarter.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Faed3de54-433a-4da2-b51c-03cbeee1d515%2Fd893ae76-989d-47ce-b709-fed1769f0dab%2Frt9iod_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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