Details:

Its March 31^st, and BBQ Galore ("BG") is asking you to complete their monthly budget for the next three months. They buy Barbeques from a wholesaler for an average cost of $950 each and plan to sell the following units at the average selling price shown.

Month	Sales (# of Units)	Average Selling Price
February Actual	155	$1,125
March Actual	98	$1,018
April Estimate	300	$1,600
May Estimate	800	$1,600
June Estimate	600	$1,550
July Estimate	600	$1,550

The prices fluctuate as old units are sold off in the Winter and as the new units are rolled out in the busy Spring season. Some customers pay right away and others are invoiced on account.Historically, 50% of the sales are collected in the month of sale, with 30% more in the next month and the balance in the second month.

It takes time to build all the barbeques so they need to be in stock early. BG likes to end the month with enough inventory to satisfy 80% of the next month's sales estimate. In practice, they are not always exact on this. On March 31, they had 240 units in inventory at an average cost of $950.

Because BG carries so much inventory, it helps that they can delay payment to the wholesaler. Typically, BG pays 30% of the invoice cost in the month of purchase and the balance in the following month. The actual purchases made in March was $246,106.

Most of the variable labour is used in moving and assembling inventory so the number of units purchased is the most accurate driver of variable labour costs.Variable labour averages @ $18 per unit purchased in the month of purchase. Fixed labour is estimated to be $37,500 for the quarter to cover management and office staff salaries. Total Labour expense in March was $17,144.

Payroll processing and reporting cutoffs mean that 50% of the labour is paid in the month it is earned and the rest is paid the next month.

General and Administration expenses are driven by unit sales so that is the driver used to forecast them. Variable G&A averages $95 per unit and fixed G&A is $15,000 each month. The fixed G&A value includes $4,500 of depreciation expense.

The balance sheet from March 31^st is given and it shows opening bank balance for the quarter. In addition to the cashflows already mentioned, the company plans to pay a $25,000 dividend in April and purchase $150,000 of new storage equipment in June.The equipment will not be used in June, so it will not affect the monthly depreciation.

The company has a $100,000 line of credit available to them and as of March 31^st, it is unused. BG has a terrific relationship with the bank, so the line is provided at a 0% interest rate as long as they only use it periodically. You can assume no interest. The company has no overdraft protection on the bank account, so they need to borrow from the line to keep the minimum balance of $0.

Below is the Balance Sheet as of March 31^st:

	31-Mar
Cash	$100,000
Accounts Receivable	$84,757
Merchandise Inventory	$228,000
Fixed Assets	$1,000,000
Less: Depreciation	-$350,000
Total Assets	$1,062,757
Accounts payable	$171,574
Wages Payable	$8,572
Line of credit	$0
Total Liabilities	$180,146
Common Shares	$650,000
Retained Earnings	$232,611
Total Liabilities and Equity	$1,062,757

Required:

Using the template provided, complete all the budget schedules and finish the forecast with cashflow, income statement and balance sheet projections. Time required could be 8 to 12 hours so plan your time. The template will keep you organized. You shouldn't need to change it much, but you can if you prefer alternate layouts.

Very Important: Your spreadsheet should use formulas and links to other cells wherever possible.The only cells that should have numbers typed in is the assumptions given in the question (eg. Number of units sold each month). The rest should be formulas. The idea is that we can change the selling price or number of units and your whole budget will recalculate and everything will still balance. If you type the value in a cell instead of linked formulas, it will be graded as though you submitted it blank.

Time management:

If you get everything working perfectly...

1. Your cashflow balances should agree with your March and June bank balances on your balance sheet.
2. Your net income and dividend values should explain the change in retained earnings between March and June.
3. Your balance sheet should balance.

...however, it is very typical for your balance sheet to not balance. If it doesn't, you won't get 100%, but you can still get 95% based on your work. It is very likely that your first attempt will not balance. It happens to all of us. I suggest you put it away for a day or two and then come back with fresh eyes to see if you can solve it. If you haven't figured it out in an hour, I suggest you submit it and move on with other course work. For some of you, not balancing will drive you crazy.

You have plenty of days to work on this. Do not leave it to the last day to start. It is not the kind of assignment you can do quickly. Late assignments will not be accepted so get it done early.