Master Budget Project

Okay Company is preparing to build its master budget. The budget will detail each quarters activity and the activity for the year in total. The master budget will be based on the following information:

1. This will be the first year of operation for Okay Company.
2. Budgeted unit sales by quarter for 2017 are projected as follows: First quarter 6,300, Second quarter 6,100, Third quarter 6,100 & Fourth quarter 6,450. First and second quarter 2018 budgeted sales units is 6,400 each quarter.
3. The selling price is $45 per unit. Sales are estimated to be collected 75% in cash and 25% credit. Of the credit sales, 85% are estimated to be collected in the quarter following the sale and 15% are collected in the second quarter following the sale.
4. Since this is the first year of operations there is no beginning inventory of finished goods at the beginning of the year. Okays ending finished good inventory policy is 35% of the following quarters unit sales needs.
5. Each unit uses 0.50 hours of direct labor and 2 units of direct materials. Laborers are paid $12 per hour and one unit of direct materials costs $4.50.
6. Since this is the first year of operations there is no beginning inventory of direct materials at the beginning of the year. Okay plans to have 30% of the direct materials needed for the next quarters production units on hand at the end of each quarter.
7. Okay buys direct materials on account. 80% of the purchases are paid for in the quarter of acquisition, and the remaining 20% are paid for in the following quarter.
8. Fixed overhead totals $25,000 each quarter. Of this total, $5,000 represents depreciation. All other fixed expenses are paid for in cash in the quarter incurred.
9. Variable overhead is budgeted at $3 per units produced. All variable overhead expenses are paid for in the quarter incurred.
10. Fixed selling and administrative expenses total $15,000 per quarter, including $2,500 depreciation.
11. Variable selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $1.25 per unit sold. All selling and administrative expenses are paid for in the quarter incurred.
12. Okay will pay quarterly dividends of $10,000. During the fourth quarter, $135,000 of equipment will be purchased.

Required: Prepare a master budget for Okay Company for each quarter of 2017 and for the year in total. The following component budgets must be included:

1. Sales budget
2. Cash Collections of Sales
3. Production budget
4. Direct materials purchases budget
5. Cash Payments of Direct materials
6. Direct labor budget
7. Overhead budget
8. Operating expenses budget
9. Cash budget