Pokemon Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Here are relevant data from operating budgets for 2001: All sales
Question:
Pokemon Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Here are relevant data from operating budgets for 2001:
All sales are on account. Collections are expected to be 50% in the month of sale, 30%
in the first month following the sale, and 20% in the second month following the sale.
Forty percent (40%) of direct materials purchases are paid in cash in the month of purchase, and the balance due is paid in the month following the purchase. All other items above are paid in the month incurred. Depreciation has been excluded from manufacturing overhead and selling and administrative expenses.
Other data are listed here:
1. Credit sales—November 2000, $200,000; December 2000, $280,000.
2. Purchases of direct materials—December 2000, $90,000.
3. Other receipts—January: collection of December 31, 2000, interest receivable $3,000;
February: proceeds from sale of securities $5,000.
4, Other disbursements—February: payment of $30,000 for land.
The company’s cash balance on January 1, 2001, is expected to be $60,000. The company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $55,000.
Instructions
(a) Prepare schedules for (1) expected collections from customers and (2) expected payments for direct materials purchases.
(b) Prepare a cash budget for January and February.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting Tools For Business Decision Making
ISBN: 9780471347743
2nd Edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso