Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The companys balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:

Minden Company Balance Sheet April 30Assets Cash$ 9,000Accounts receivable54,000Inventory30,000Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation207,000Total assets$ 300,000Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Accounts payable$ 63,000Note payable14,500Common stock180,000Retained earnings42,500Total liabilities and stockholders equity$ 300,000

The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data:

Sales are budgeted at $220,000 for May. Of these sales, $60,000 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. Each months credit sales are collected 60% in the month of sale and 40% in the month following the sale. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.

Purchases of inventory are expected to total $120,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. The company pays for 50% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 50% in the month following the purchase. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.

The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $40,000.

Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $72,000, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $2,000 for the month.

The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $100 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)

New refrigerating equipment costing $6,500 will be purchased for cash during May.

During May, the company will borrow $20,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.

Required:

1. Calculate the expected cash collections for May.

2. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for May.

3. Prepare a cash budget for May.

4. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May.

5. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.