Hillyard Company, an office supplies specialty store, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparing the master budget for the first quarter:

a.) As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company's general ledger showed the following account balances:

CASH $48,000 (D) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE $206,400 (D) INVENTORY $58,950 (D) BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (NET) $358,000 (D) ACCOUNTS PAYABLE $87,525 (C) COMMON STOCK $500,000 (C) RETAINED EARNINGS $83,825 (C)

b.) Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:

DECEMBER (ACTUAL) $258,000 JANUARY $393,000 FEBRUARY $590,000 MARCH $304,000 APRIL $201,000

C.) Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are a result of December credit sales.

D.) The companys gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.)

E.) Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $23,000 per month: advertising, $63,000 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; other expenses, 3% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $43,380 for the quarter.

F.) Each months ending inventory should equal 25% of the following months cost of goods sold.

G.) One-half of a months inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid in the following month.

H.) During February, the company will purchase a new copy machine for $1,800 cash. During March, other equipment will be purchased for cash at a cost of $74,000.

I.) During January, the company will declare and pay $45,000 in cash dividends.

J.) Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

REQUIRED: Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the first quarter:

1. SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASH COLLECTIONS

	JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH	QUARTER
CASH SALES	$78,600
CREDIT SALES	206,400
TOTAL COLLECTIONS	$285,000

2. a.) Merchandise the purchases budget:

MERCHANDISE PURCHASES BUDGET

	JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH	QUARTER
BUDGETED COGS	235,800*	$354,000
ADD DESIRED END. INVENTORY	88,500**
TOTAL NEEDS	324,300
LESS BEG. INVENTORY	58,950
REQUIRED PURCHASES	265,350

*393,000 sales x 60% cost ratio = $235,800 ** 354,000 x 25% = $88,500

b.) Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases:

SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR MERCHANDISE PURCHASES

	JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH	QUARTER
DEC. PURCHASES	87,525
JAN. PURCHASES	132,675	132,675
FEB. PURCHASES
MAR. PURCHASES
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR PURCHASES

3. Cash budget (cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign)

HILLYARD COMPANY CASH BUDGET

	JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH	QUARTER
BEG. CASH BALANCE	48,000
ADD CASH COLLECTIONS	285,000
TOTAL CASH AVAILABLE	333,000
LESS CASH DISBURSEMENTS:
PURCHASES OF INVENTORY	220,200
SELL & ADMIN EXPENSES	117,440
PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT
CASH DIVIDENDS	45,000
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS	382,640
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF CASH	(49,640)
FINANCING:
BORROWINGS
REPAYMENTS
INTEREST
TOTAL FINANCING
END. CASH BALANCE

4. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ending March 31.

HILLYARD COMPANY INCOME STATEMENT

QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31

COST OF GOODS SOLD:
SELL AND ADMIN EXPENSES:

5. Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.

HILLYARD COMPANY BALANCE SHEET

MARCH 31

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY