Hare Manufacturing Company makes wax for automobiles. As part of overall planning, a cash budget is prepared

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Hare Manufacturing Company makes wax for automobiles. As part of overall planning, a cash budget is prepared quarterly each year. You have been asked to assist in preparing the cash budget for the fourth quarter of the company’s fiscal year. The following information is available:

a. Sales:

Third quarter (actual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000

Fourth quarter (expected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,000

All sales are made on account, with 70% collected in the quarter in which the sales are made and 30% collected during the following quarter.

b. Materials purchases are scheduled as follows:

Third quarter (actual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000

Fourth quarter (expected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,000

Materials are purchased on account and paid for at the rate of 80% in the quarter of purchase and 20% in the following quarter.

c. Direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs (including $6,000 of depreciation) are expected to be $45,000 and $21,000, respectively, during the fourth quarter.

d. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to total $27,000 during the fourth quarter, including $2,000 of depreciation.

e. Plans have been made to purchase, for cash, $25,000 of equipment during the fourth quarter.

f. The cash balance at the beginning of the quarter is $20,000. The company can borrow money in $1,000 multiples at 12% interest from a local bank. Hare wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $20,000.

Required:

Prepare a schedule showing the cash budget and financing needs of Hare Manufacturing Company for the fourth quarter.


Cash Budget
A cash budget is an estimation of the cash flows for a business over a specific period of time. These cash inflows and outflows include revenues collected, expenses paid, and loans receipts and payment.  Its primary purpose is to provide the...
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Accounting concepts and applications

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Authors: Albrecht Stice, Stice Swain

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