The budget committee of Widner Company collects the following data for its Westwood Store in preparing budgeted income statements for July and August 2012.

1. Expected sales: July $400,000, August $450,000, September $500,000.

2. Cost of goods sold is expected to be 60% of sales.

3. Company policy is to maintain ending merchandise inventory at 20% of the following month’s cost of goods sold.

4. Operating expenses are estimated to be:

5. Income taxes are estimated to be 30% of income from operations.
Instructions

(a) Prepare the merchandise purchases budget for each month in columnar form.

(b) Prepare budgeted income statements for each month in columnar form. Show the details of cost of goods sold in the statements.

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Sales salaries Advertising Delivery expense Sales commissions Rent expense Depreciation Utilities Insurance $50,000 per month 4% of monthly sales 2% of monthly sales 3% of monthly sales $3,000 per month $700 per month $500 per month $300 per month