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 30
Assets
Cash	$	9,000
Accounts receivable		54,000
Inventory		30,000
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation		207,000
Total assets	$	300,000
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable	$	63,000
Note payable		14,500
Common stock		180,000
Retained earnings		42,500
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$	300,000

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

a.

Sales are budgeted at $200,000 for May. Of these sales, $60,000 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. one - half months credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made and the remainder are paid the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.

b.

Purchases of inventory are expected to total $120,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. 40% of all purchasees are paid for in the month of purchase, the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during may.

c.

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

d.

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.

e.

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.)

f.

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

g.

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.

1)

Prepare a budget for May. Support your budget with a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursments for merchandise purchases. 2) Prepare a budgeted income statement for May. Use absorption costing income statement format. 3) prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of may 31st.