The Brotherhood Company has produced the following information from which a cash budget for the first  six months of the year is required The company makes a single product which sells for K 50,000 and the variable cost of each unit is as follows: Material                               K26,000 Labour (wages)                 K 8,000 Variable overhead           K 2, 000 Fixed overheads (excluding depreciation) are budgeted at K5, 500, 000 per month payable on the 23rd of each month. Notes sales Units for the last two months of the year                                                                  November          December                                                           1000                       1200                                                         Budgeted Sales Units for next year                                                                          January                 February              March   April       May       June 1400                       1600                       1800       2000       2200       2600   Production Quanities for the last two months of the year                                                                             November          December                                                           1200                       1400                                                         Budgeted Production Units for Next Year                                                                               January February              March   April       May       June 1600       2000                       2400       2600       2400       2200   Wages are paid in the month when output is produced. Variable overhead is paid 50% in the month when the cost is incurred and 50% the following month, Suppliers of materials are paid two months after the material is used in production. Customers are expected to pay at the end of the second mouth following sale. A new machine is scheduled for January costing K 34,000,000: this is to be paid for in February. An old machine is to be sold fog cash in January for K I, 200, 000. The company expects to have a cash balance of K35, 500, 000 on I January.     Required: a month by month cash budget for the first six months of next years Comment on the action management might take in the tight of the cash budget you have prepared.

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The Brotherhood Company has produced the following information from which a cash budget for the first  six months of the year is required

The company makes a single product which sells for K 50,000 and the variable cost of each unit is as follows:

Material                               K26,000

Labour (wages)                 K 8,000

Variable overhead           K 2, 000

Fixed overheads (excluding depreciation) are budgeted at K5, 500, 000 per month payable on the 23rd of each month.

Notes

sales Units for the last two months of the year                                                                 

November          December                                                          

1000                       1200                                                      

 

Budgeted Sales Units for next year                                                                         

January                 February              March   April       May       June

1400                       1600                       1800       2000       2200       2600

 

Production Quanities for the last two months of the year                                                                            

November          December                                                          

1200                       1400                                                      

 

Budgeted Production Units for Next Year                                                                            

 

January February              March   April       May       June

1600       2000                       2400       2600       2400       2200

 

Wages are paid in the month when output is produced.

Variable overhead is paid 50% in the month when the cost is incurred and 50% the following month,

Suppliers of materials are paid two months after the material is used in production.

Customers are expected to pay at the end of the second mouth following sale.

A new machine is scheduled for January costing K 34,000,000: this is to be paid for in February.

An old machine is to be sold fog cash in January for K I, 200, 000.

The company expects to have a cash balance of K35, 500, 000 on I January.

 

 

Required:

  1. a month by month cash budget for the first six months of next years
  2. Comment on the action management might take in the tight of the cash budget you have prepared.
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