The Northeast Regional Division of Union Corp. has been requested to prepare a quarterly budgeted income statement for 2020. The regional manager expects that sales in the first quarter of 2020 will increase by 10% over the same quarter of the preceding year and will then increase by 5% for each succeeding quarter in 2020. The corporate head office has requested that the regional manager maintain an inventory in dollars equal to 25% of the next quarter's sales. Quarterly purchases average 55% of quarterly sales. Budgeted ending inventory on December 31, 2019 is $176,000. Quarterly salaries are $20,000 plus 5% of sales. All salaries are classified as sales salaries. Other quarterly expenses are estimated to be as follows: Rent expense Depreciation on office equipment Utilities expense Miscellaneous expenses $24,000 $12,000 $3,600 2% of sales The income statement for the first quarter of 2019 was as follows: Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019
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
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![The Northeast Regional Division of Union Corp. has been requested to prepare a quarterly budgeted income statement for 2020. The
regional manager expects that sales in the first quarter of 2020 will increase by 10% over the same quarter of the preceding year and
will then increase by 5% for each succeeding quarter in 2020.
The corporate head office has requested that the regional manager maintain an inventory in dollars equal to 25% of the next quarter's
sales. Quarterly purchases average 55% of quarterly sales. Budgeted ending inventory on December 31, 2019 is $176,000. Quarterly
salaries are $20,000 plus 5% of sales. All salaries are classified as sales salaries. Other quarterly expenses are estimated to be as
follows:
Rent expense
Depreciation on office equipment
Utilities expense
Miscellaneous expenses
$24,000
$12,000
$3,600
2% of sales
The income statement for the first quarter of 2019 was as follows:
Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb9d4999f-8b2f-476c-892c-e2a92034d9da%2Fd53356a2-f31a-412b-acef-cbd101acf20e%2Fnbkoxil_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![The income statement for the first quarter of 2019 was as follows:
Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Operating expenses
ales salaries
Rent expense
Depreciation
Utilities
Miscellaneous
Total operating expenses
Net income
$52,000
24,000
12,000
3,600
12,800
$720,000
396,000
324,000
104,400
$219,600
Prepare a budgeted quarterly income statement in tabular form for the first quarter of 2020.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb9d4999f-8b2f-476c-892c-e2a92034d9da%2Fd53356a2-f31a-412b-acef-cbd101acf20e%2Fosk3pgz_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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