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 $ 14,500 Accounts receivable 72,750 Inventory 31,750 Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation 209,000 Total assets $ 328,000 Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Accounts payable $ 69,500 Note payable 16,000 Common stock 180,000 Retained earnings 62,500 Total liabilities and stockholders equity $ 328,000 The company is in the process of preparing a budget for May and has assembled the following data Sales are budgeted at $247,000 for May Of these sales, $74,100 will be for cash the remainder will be credit sales One half of a months credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May Purchases of inventory are expected to total $172,000 during May These purchases will all be on account Forty percent of all purchases 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 The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $58,500 Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $87,600, exclusive of depreciation These expenses will be paid in cash Depreciation is budgeted at $6,850 for the month The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $385 in interest (All of the interest relates to May ) New refrigerating equipment costing $13,400 will be purchased for cash during May During May, the company will borrow $22,900 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

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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	$	14,500
Accounts receivable		72,750
Inventory		31,750
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation		209,000
Total assets	$	328,000
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable	$	69,500
Note payable		16,000
Common stock		180,000
Retained earnings		62,500
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$	328,000

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

Sales are budgeted at $247,000 for May. Of these sales, $74,100 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a months credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.
Purchases of inventory are expected to total $172,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. Forty percent of all purchases 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.
The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $58,500.
Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $87,600, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $6,850 for the month.
The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $385 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)
New refrigerating equipment costing $13,400 will be purchased for cash during May.
During May, the company will borrow $22,900 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.