David Ltd is a small business that manufactures teddy bears. The following information is available for the
Question:
David Ltd is a small business that manufactures teddy bears.
The following information is available for the next four months:
Additional information:
• Each teddy bear sells for $15.
• Each month 20 per cent of the sales are expected to be on a cash basis and customers will receive a 5 per cent cash discount for prompt payment.
• Fifty per cent of trade receivables are expected to pay after one month. The remainder are expected to pay after two months.
• Trade receivables on 1 January are expected to be: $21,600 from December sales (of which $10 800 wil be paid in January and the balance in February) and $7200 from November sales (which will be paid in January).
• Overheads are $8200 per month.
• Each teddy bear costs $8 to make ($3 for material costs and $5 for labour). The materials are paid for one month after purchase and the labour costs are paid in the month of employment. On 1 January there is $5700 owing for materials purchased in December.
• Teddy bears are produced in the same month in which they are sold.
• There is $2100 in the bank on 1 January.
Required
Prepare a cash budget for David Ltd for each of the four months January to April.
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Accounting For Cambridge International AS And A Level
ISBN: 9780198399711
1st Edition
Authors: Jacqueline Halls Bryan, Peter Hailstone