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Concept Introduction:
Sales Budget-
A sales budget is a budget which is used to estimate the expected units of sales in dollars and also helps to determine the estimated earnings during a period.
Requirement 1-
To prepare: units for October = 12,000
Sales budget

Answer to Problem 14.23P
Soprano Co. | ||||
Sales budget | ||||
| | | | |
| April | May | June | Quarter |
Sales in units | 7,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 | 25,000 |
Selling price per unit | $40 | $40 | $40 | $40 |
Dollar sales value($) | $280,000 | $400,000 | $320,000 | $1,000,000 |
Explanation of Solution
Given,
- Sales units for April = 7,000
- Sales units for May = 10,000
- Sales units for June = 8,000
- Selling price per unit = $40
Dollar sales value for each month is calculated as follows-
Conclusion:
Thus, the sales budget has been prepared.
Concept Introduction:
Schedule of expected cash collection-
Schedule of expected cash collection is a schedule which represents all the cash collections from sales during a period. It is a part of
Requirement 2-
To prepare:
Schedule of expected cash collection

Answer to Problem 14.23P
Soprano Co. | ||||
Schedule of expected cash collection | ||||
| | | | |
Cash collections from- | April | May | June | Total |
March sales | 132,000 | 132,000 | ||
April sales | 112,000 | 154,000 | 266,000 | |
May sales | 160,000 | 220,000 | 380,000 | |
June sales | 128,000 | 128,000 | ||
Total cash collections | $244,000 | $314,000 | $348,000 | $906,000 |
Explanation of Solution
Given, Sales (Calculated in requirement 1)
- April sales = $280,000
- May sales = $400,000
- June sales = $320,000 April-
Total cash collections of April-
May-
Total cash collections of May-
June-
Total cash collections of June-
Conclusion:
Thus, schedule of cash collections is prepared.
Concept Introduction:
Production Budget-
Production budget is a budget which shows the number of units to be produced or manufactured during a period of time.
Requirement 3-
To prepare:
Production Budget

Answer to Problem 14.23P
Soprano Co. | ||||
Production budget | ||||
| | | | |
| April | May | June | Total |
| | | | |
Quantity to be sold | 7,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 | 25,000 |
Desired ending inventory of finished goods | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4,500 | 4,500 |
Goods available for sale | 12,000 | 14,000 | 12,500 | 29,500 |
Beginning inventory of finished goods | (3,500) | (5,000) | (4,000) | (3,500) |
Units to be produced | 8,500 | 9,000 | 8,500 | 26,000 |
Explanation of Solution
Given,
Beginning inventory of April − 3,500 units
Quantity to be sold-
- April − 7,000 units
- May − 10,000 units
- June − 8,000 units
- July − 9,000 units
April-
May-
June-
Beginning inventory of finished goods
- Ending inventory of finished goods of the previous month shall be the beginning inventory of finished goods
- April − 3,500 units
- May − 5,000 units
- June − 4,000 units Now, we need to calculate units to be produced-
Conclusion:
Thus, Production budget is prepared.
Concept Introduction:
Materials purchase budget-
Material purchase budget is a budget which shows the material to be purchased during a period of time in order to fulfill the requirement of production budget.
Requirement 4-
To prepare:
Material purchase budget

Answer to Problem 14.23P
Soprano Co. | ||||
Material purchase budget | ||||
| | | | |
| April | May | June | Total |
Budgeted production (units) | 8,500 | 9,000 | 8,500 | 26,000 |
Material requirements per unit (pounds) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Quantity of raw materials to be used in production | 25,500 | 27,000 | 25,500 | 78,000 |
Add: Desired ending inventory of raw materials | 10,800 | 10,200 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
Raw materials available for use | 36,300 | 37,200 | 34,500 | 87,000 |
Less: Beginning inventory of raw materials | (10,200) | (10,800) | (10,200) | (10,200) |
Purchase of raw materials | 26,100 | 26,400 | 24,300 | 76,800 |
Explanation of Solution
Given,
- Production Budget = Calculated in Req.3
- Material requirements per unit= 3
- Beginning inventory of raw materials of April = 10,200 units Quantity of raw materials to be used in production-
Desired ending inventory of raw materials = 40%*Next month's Quantity of raw materials to be used in production
April-
May-
June-
Beginning inventory of raw materials
- Ending inventory of raw materials of the previous month shall be the beginning inventory of raw materials
- April − 10,200 units
- May − 10,800 units
- June − 10,200 units Now, we need to calculate units to be purchased-
Conclusion:
Thus, Purchase budget is prepared.
Concept Introduction:
Schedule of cash payments for material-
Schedule of expected cash payment is a schedule which represents all the cash payments to suppliers for purchases during a period. It is a part of master budget. It is prepared after preparing of purchase budget but before preparing of cash budget.
Requirement 5-
To prepare:
Schedule of expected cash payment

Answer to Problem 14.23P
Soprano Co. | ||||
Schedule of expected cash payment | ||||
| | | | |
Cash payments for- | April | May | June | Total |
March purchases | 26,280 | 26,280 | ||
April purchases | 125,280 | 31,320 | 156,600 | |
May purchases | 126,720 | 31,680 | 158,400 | |
June purchases | 116,640 | 116,640 | ||
Total cash payments | 151,560 | 158,040 | 148,320 | 457,920 |
Explanation of Solution
Given,
- Cash payments for March purchases- $26,280
- Purchases (Calculated in req.4) April - 26,100 units
- Cost per pound of raw material = $6 April-
May - 26,400 units
June − 24,300 units
Total cash payments for April-
May-
Total cash payments for May-
June-
Total cash payments for June-
Conclusion:
Thus, Schedule of expected cash payment is prepared.
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