Bernard Creighton is the controller for Creighton Hardware Store. In putting together the cash budget for the fourth quarter of the year, he has assembled the following data:
a. Sales
July (actual) $100,000 August (actual) 120,000 September (estimated) 90,000 October (estimated) 100,000 November (estimated) 135,000 December (estimated) 150,000

b. Each month, 20 percent of sales are for cash, and 80 percent are on credit. The collection pattern for credit sales is 20 percent in the month of sale, 50 percent in the following month, and 30 percent in the second month following the sale. 

c. Each month, the ending inventory exactly equals 40 percent of the cost of next month’s sales. The markup on goods is 33.33 percent of cost. 

d. Inventory purchases are paid for in the month following purchase. 

e. Recurring monthly expenses are as follows:
Salaries and wages $10,000 Depreciation on plant and equipment 4,000 Utilities 1,000 Other 1,700

f. Property taxes of $15,000 are due and payable on September 15. 

g. Advertising fees of $6,000 must be paid on October 20.

h. A lease on a new storage facility is scheduled to begin on November 2. Monthly payments are $5,000.

 i. The company has a policy to maintain a minimum cash balance of $10,000. If necessary, it will borrow to meet its short-term needs. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month. All payments on principal and interest are made at the end of the month. The annual interest rate is 9 percent. The company must borrow in multiples of $1,000. 

j. A partially completed balance sheet as of August 31 follows. (Accounts payable is for inventory purchases only.)

Cash $ 

? Accounts receivable ? 

Inventory ? 

Plant and equipment 431,750 

Accounts payable $ ? 

Common stock 220,000

 Retained earnings 268,750 

Total $ ? $ ?

Required: 

1. Complete the balance sheet given in part (j). 

2. Bernard wants to see how the company is doing prior to starting the month of December. Prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, and November and for the 3-month period in total (the period begins on September 1). Provide a supporting schedule of cash collections. 

3. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet as of November 30.