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You have just been hired as a management trainee by Cravat Sales Company, a nationwide distributor of a designers silk ties. The company has an exclusive franchise on the distribution of the ties, and sales have grown so rapidly over the last few years that it has become necessary to add new members to the management team. You have been given responsibility for all planning and budgeting. Your first assignment is to prepare a master budget for the next three months, starting April 1. You are anxious to make a favorable impression on the president and have assembled the information below.

The company desires a minimum ending cash balance each month of $10,000. The ties are sold to retailers for $8 each. Recent and forecasted sales in units are as follows:

January (actual)	27,000	June	64,000
February (actual)	28,000	July	46,000
March (actual)	32,000	August	42,000
April	39,000	September	32,000
May	52,000

The large buildup in sales before and during June is due to Fathers Day. Ending inventories are supposed to equal 90% of the next months sales in units. The ties cost the company $5 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 25% of a months sales are collected by month-end. An additional 50% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 25% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.

The companys monthly selling and administrative expenses are given below:

Variable:
Sales commissions	$	1	per tie
Fixed:
Wages and salaries	$	28,500
Utilities	$	18,800
Insurance	$	1,300
Depreciation	$	1,500
Miscellaneous	$	3,500

All selling and administrative expenses are paid during the month, in cash, with the exception of depreciation and insurance expired. Land will be purchased during May for $28,000 cash. The company declares dividends of $10,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The companys balance sheet at March 31 is given below:

Assets
Cash	$	15,000
Accounts receivable ($56,000 February sales; $192,000 March sales)		248,000
Inventory (35,100 units)		175,500
Prepaid insurance		15,600
Fixed assets, net of depreciation		137,250
Total assets	$	591,350
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable	$	95,750
Dividends payable		10,000
Capital stock		300,000
Retained earnings		185,600
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$	591,350

The company has an agreement with a bank that allows it to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $150,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $10,000 in cash.

Required:
1.	Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed budgets:

a.	A sales budget by month and in total.

Cravat Sales Company Sales Budget
	April	May	June	Quarter - Total
Total sales	$	$	$	$

b.	A schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

Cravat Sales Company Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
	April	May	June	Quarter - Total
February sales		$		$		$		$
March sales
April sales
May sales
June sales
Total cash collections		$		$		$		$

c.	A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total. (Input all amounts as positive values.)

Cravat Sales Company Merchandise Purchases Budget
	April	May	June	Quarter - Total
Budgeted sales in units

:

Total needs

:

Required unit purchases
Unit cost	$	$	$	$
Required dollar purchases	$	$	$	$

d.	A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

Cravat Sales Company Budgeted Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases
	April	May	June	Quarter - Total
March purchases		$		$		$		$
April purchases
May purchases
June purchases
Total cash payments		$		$		$		$

2.

A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. (Input all amounts as positive values except cash deficiency, repayments and interest which should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Total Financing should be indicated with a minus sign when the company is repaying amounts that were previously borrowed.)

Cravat Sales Company Cash Budget For the Three Months Ending June 30
	April	May	June	Quarter - Total
Cash balance, beginning		$		$		$		$
Add receipts from customers
Total cash available
Less disbursements:
Purchase of inventory
Sales commissions
Salaries and wages
Utilities
Miscellaneous
Dividends paid
Land purchases
Total disbursements
Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements
Financing:
Borrowings
Repayments
Interest
Total financing
Cash balance, ending		$		$		$		$

3.	A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach. (Input all amounts as positive values, except losses which should be indicated with a minus sign.)

Cravat Sales Company Budgeted Income Statement For the Three Months Ended June 30

$ Variable expenses: $ Fixed expenses:

			$

4.	A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30. (Be sure to list the assets and liabilities in order of their liquidity.)

Cravat Sales Company Budgeted Balance Sheet June 30

Assets

$ Total assets $ Liabilities and Stockholders Equity $ Total liabilities and stockholders equity $