Required: 1. Prepare a cash budget for May. Support your budget with a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases. 2. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May. Use the absorption costing income statement format as shown in Schedule 9. 3. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.
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.
![Problem-solving 1: Cash Budget; Income Statement; Balance Sheet
Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company's balance
sheet as of April 30 is given below:
Minden Company
Balance Sheet
April 30
Assets
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation.
Total assets
f.
g.
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable
Note payable
Common stock
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 9,000
54.000
30,000
207,000
$300,000
$ 63,000
14,500
180,000
42,500
$300,000
The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data:
a. Sales are budgeted at $200,000 for May. Of these sales, $60,000 will be for cash; the remainder will
be credit sales. One-half of a month's credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and
the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be
collected in May.
b. Purchases of inventory are expected to total $120,000 during May. These purchases will all be on
account. Forty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid
in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.
The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $40,000.
C.
d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $72,000, exclusive of depreciation.
These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $2,000 for the month.
The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $100 in interest. (All of
the interest relates to May.)
New refrigerating equipment costing $6.500 will be purchased for cash during May.
During May, the company will borrow $20,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the
bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.
Required:
1.
Prepare a cash budget for May. Support your budget with a schedule of expected cash collections from
sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases.
2.
3.
Prepare a budgeted income statement for May. Use the absorption costing income statement format as
shown in Schedule 9.
Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fca1a9d35-1222-4911-b8b9-db3af6667843%2F3012ad4d-eb57-474b-b546-4e57373c1c77%2Fduei0wq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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