Hello, I am struggling to complete the practise management accounting assignment for my upcoming midterm.

If you could please answer these two questions on an excel file, that would be greatly appreciated.

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Case 9-27 Master Budget with Supporting Schedules [L02] Knockoffs Unlimited, a nationwide distributor of low-cost imitation designer necklaces, has an exclusive franchise on the distribution of the necklaces, and sales have grown so rapidly overthe past few years that it has become necessary to add new members to the management team. To date, the company's budgeting practices have been inferior, and at times the company has experienced a cash shortage. You have been given responsibility for all planning and budgeting. Your rst assignment is to prepare a master budget for the next three months, starting April 1. You are eager to make a favourable impression on the president and have assembled the information below. The necklaces are sold to retailers for $10 each. Recent and forecast sales in units are as follows: January (actual) 25,500 June 61,000 February (actual) 37,000 July 41,000 March (actual) 50,000 August 39,000 April 76,000 September 36,000 May 110,000 The large buildup in sales before and during May is due to Mother's Day. Ending inventories should be equal to 40% ofthe next month's sales in units. The necklaces cost the company $4 each. Purchases are paid for as follows: 50% in the month of purchase and the remaining 50% in the following month. All sales are on credit, with no discount, and payable within 15 days. The company has found, however, that only 20% of a month's sales are collected by monthend. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible. The company's monthly selling and administrative expenses are given below: Variable: Sales commissions 4% of sales Fixed: Advertising $233,000 Rent 23,500 Wages and salaries 119,200 Utilities 11,400 Insurance 5,200 Dep reciat ion 25 , 000 All selling and administrative expenses are paid during the month, in cash, with the exception of depreciation and insurance. Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year. The company plans to purchase $20,400 in new equipment during May and $51,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be paid in cash. The company declares dividends of $17,200 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The company's balance sheet at March 31 is given below: Assets Cash $ 85,000 Accounts receivable ($37,000 February sales; $400,000 March sales) 437,000 Inventory 121,600 Prepaid insurance 36,400 Fixed assets, net of depreciation 1,005,000 Total assets $1.685.000 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Accounts payable $ 120,800 Dividends payable 17,200 Common shares 910,000 Retained earnings 637,000 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,685,090 The company wants a minimum ending cash balance each month of $50,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning ofthe month, with any repayments made at the end ofthe month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and must be paid at the end of each month based on the outstanding loan balance for that month. Required: 1. Prepare a master budget for the threemonth period ending June 30. Include the following detailed budgets: a. A sales budget by month and in total. Sales budget April May June Quarter Budgeted sales in units 110,000 247,000 Sewngpnceperun 10 10 10 nalsmes $ 760000 $ L100000 $ 610000 $ 2470000 b. A schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total. February sales 304,000 1,120,000 266,000 1,690,000 660,000 3,060,000 1,100,000 4,640,000 4,400,000 2,660,000 7,060,000 $ 1,036,000 $ 8,950,000 $ 4,026,000 $ 14,014,000 c. A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total. Budgeted sales in units 50,000 76,000 __ 30.400 30,400 __ Required unit purchases 60,400 106,400 - - Required dollar purchases $ 321,600 $ 425,600 __ d. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total. March purchases __ 2. A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Also, round down your interest calculations to the next whole dollar amount. Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not leave any empty spaces; input a O wherever it is required.) Add receipts from customers Total cash available Less disbursements: Purchase of inventory Advertising Rent Salaries and wages Sales commissions Utilities Dividends paid Equipment purchases Total disbursements Excess (deciency) of receipts over disbursements Financing: Borrowings Repayments Interest Total nancing 0 0 0 0 Cash balance, ending $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 3. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the variable costing approach. Variable expenses: Fixed expenses: 4. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30. Total assets [- Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Total liabilities and shareholders' equity _