Dimsdale Sports, a merchandising company, reports the following balance sheet at December 31. $ 21,500 520,000 150,000 504,000 $ 1,195,500 DIMSDALE SPORTS COMPANY Balance Sheet December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Equipment $ 576,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation 72,000 Equipment, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Liabilities Accounts payable $ 380,000 Loan payable 12,000 Taxes payable (due March 15) 92,000 Equity Common stock $ 472,000 Retained earnings 239,500 Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and equity $ 484,000 711,500 $ 1,195,500 To prepare a master budget for January, February, and March, use the following information. a. The company's single product is purchased for $30 per unit and resold for $59 per unit. The inventory level of 5,000 units on December 31 is more than management's desired level, which is 20% of the next month's budgeted sales units. Budgeted sales are January, 7,000 units; February, 9,500 units; March, 11,250 units; and April, 10,000 units. All sales are on credit. b. Cash receipts from sales are budgeted as follows: January, $269,550; February, $765,668; March, $563,082. c. Cash payments for merchandise purchases are budgeted as follows: January, $60,000; February, $343,400; March, $152,700. d. Sales commissions equal to 20% of sales dollars are paid each month. Sales salaries (excluding commissions) are $6,000 per month. e. General and administrative salaries are $12,000 per month. Maintenance expense equals $2,200 per month and is paid in cash. f. New equipment purchases are budgeted as follows: January, $33,600; February, $98,400; and March, $19,200. Budgeted depreciation expense is January, $ 6,350; February, $7,375; and March, $7,575. g. The company budgets a land purchase at the end of March at a cost of $140,000, which will be paid with cash on the last day of the month. h. The company has an agreement with its bank to obtain additional loans as needed. The interest rate is 1% per month and in paid at each month-end based on the beginning-month balance. Partial or full payments on these loans are made on the la the month. The company maintains a minimum ending cash balance of $21,500 at the end of each month. i. The income tax rate for the company is 35%. Income taxes on the first quarter's income will not be paid until April 15. Required: Prepare a master budget for the months of January, February, and March that has the following budgets: 1. Sales budgets. 2. Merchandise purchases budgets. 3. Selling expense budgets. 4. General and administrative expense budgets. Hint: Depreciation is included in the general and administrative budget for merchandisers. 5. Capital expenditures budgets. 6. Cash budgets. 7. Budgeted income statement for entire quarter (not monthly) ended March 31. 8. Budgeted balance sheet as of March 31. DIMSDALE SPORTS CO. Budgeted Balance Sheet March 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Total current assets Land Equipment Less: Accumulated depreciation Equipment, Net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Liabilities Accounts payable Income taxes payable Total liabilities Stockholders' Equity Common stock Retained earnings Total Stockholders' Equity Total Liabilities and Equity 0