Integration of Sales, Production, and Direct Materials Budgets Crydon Inc. manufactures an advanced swim fin for scuba divers. Management is now preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter, July through September, and has assembled the following information to assist in preparing the budget: a. The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in pairs of swim fins

):July. . . . 6,000 August . . .. 7,000 September. . . . .. 5,000 October. . . 4,000 November. . . . . . . . 3,000 December . . . . . 3,000

The selling price of the swim fins is $50 per pair. b. All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are expected to be collected in the following pattern:

40% in the month of sale

50% in the month following sale

10% uncollectible

The beginning accounts receivable balance (excluding uncollectible amounts) on July 1 will be $130,000. c. The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 10% of the following month's sales. The inventory of finished goods on July 1 will be 600 pairs. d. Each pair of swim fins requires 2 pounds of grelco compound. To prevent shortages, the company would like the inventory of Grelco compound on hand at the end of each month to be equal to 20% of the following month's production needs. The inventory of Grelco compound on hand on July 1 will be 2,440 kilograms. e. Grelco compound costs $2.50 per kilogram. Crydon pays for 60% of its purchases in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts pay- able balance for compound purchases will be $11,400 on July 1.

Required:

1. sales budget, by month and in total, for the third quarter. (Show your budget in both pairs of swim fins and dollars.) schedule of expected cash collections, by month and in total, for the third quarter.

2 production budget for each of the months July through October.

3. direct materials budget for compound, by month and in total, for the third quarter. Also schedule of expected cash disbursements for com- pound, by month and in total, for the third quarter.