Mary and Kay, Inc., a distributor of cosmetics throughout Florida, is in the process of assembling a cash budget for the first quarter of 20x1. The following information has been extracted from the company’s accounting records: •All sales are on account. Sixty percent of customer accounts are collected in the month of sale; 35 percent are collected in the following month. Uncollectibles amounting to 5 percent of sales are anticipated, and management believes that only 20 percent of the accounts outstanding on December 31, 20x0, will be recovered and that the recovery will be in January 20x1. •Seventy percent of the merchandise purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remaining 30 percent are paid for in the month after acquisition. •The December 31, 20x0, balance sheet disclosed the following selected figures: cash, $20,000; accounts receivable, $55,000; and accounts payable, $22,000. •Mary and Kay, Inc., maintains a $20,000 minimum cash balance at all times. Financing is avail-able (and retired) in $1,000 multiples at an 8 percent interest rate, with borrowings taking place at the beginning of the month and repayments occurring at the end of the month. Interest is paid at the time of repaying principal and computed on the portion of principal repaid at that time. Additional data: January February March "sales revenue ...............................................$150,000 $180,000 $185,000 Merchandise purchases ..................................90,000 100,000 140,000 Cash operating costs ........................................31,000 24,000 45,000 Proceeds from sale of equipment .................... 5,000" "Required: 1.Prepare a schedule that discloses the firm’s total cash collections for January through March. 2.Prepare a schedule that discloses the firm’s total cash disbursements for January through March. 3.Prepare a schedule that summarizes the firm’s financing cash flows for January through March. The schedule should present the following information in the order cited: Beginning cash balance, total receipts (from requirement 1), total payments (from requirement 2), the cash excess (defi-ciency) before financing, borrowing needed to maintain minimum balance, loan principal repaid, loan interest paid, and ending cash balance". Please explain how the beginning cash balance is 44400 in March?
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.
Mary and Kay, Inc., a distributor of cosmetics throughout Florida, is in the process of assembling a
Additional data:
January February March
"sales revenue ...............................................$150,000 $180,000 $185,000
Merchandise purchases ..................................90,000 100,000 140,000
Cash operating costs ........................................31,000 24,000 45,000
Proceeds from sale of equipment .................... 5,000"
"Required:
1.Prepare a schedule that discloses the firm’s total cash collections for January through March.
2.Prepare a schedule that discloses the firm’s total cash disbursements for January through March.
3.Prepare a schedule that summarizes the firm’s financing
Please explain how the beginning cash balance is 44400 in March?
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