PR 22-5A Cash Budget Obj. 5 The controller of Bridgeport Housewares Inc. instructs you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presented with the following budget information: October Sales Manufacturing costs Selling and administrative expenses Capital expenditures September $250,000 150,000 42,000 $300,000 180,000 48,000 November $315,000 185,000 51,000 200,000 The company expects to sell about 10% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 70% are expected to be collected in the month following the sale and the remainder the following month (second month following sale). Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $50,000 of the estimated monthly manufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in January, and the annual property taxes are paid in December of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, 80% are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month. Current assets as of September 1 include cash of $40,000, marketable securities of $75,000, and accounts receivable of $300,000 ($60,000 from July sales and $240,000 from August sales). Sales on account for July and August were $200,000 and $240,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of September 1 include $40,000 of accounts payable incurred in August for manufacturing costs. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the period they are incurred. An estimated income tax payment of $55,000 will be made in October. Bridgeport's regular quarterly dividend of $25,000 is expected to be declared in October and paid in November. Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $50,000 Instructions 1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for September October, and November Answert Check Figure: November deficiency, 5(8,500) On the basis of the cash budget prepared in part (1), what recommendation should be made to the controller? November $ 31,500 256,500 $299,000 Bridgeport Housewares Inc. Cash Budget For the Three Months Ending November 30 September October Estimated cash receipts from: Cash sales $ 25,000 20,000 Colections from accounts receivable 228,000 223.500 Total cash receipts $ 253,000 $ 259,500 Estimated cash payments for: Manufacturing costs $ 120,000 (34000) Selling and administrative expenses [42,000) 148,000) Capital expenditures Other purposes Income tax 55,000) Dividends Totalcash payments $ 162,000) $227.000 Cash increase (decrease) $ 91000 $32.500 Cash balance at beginning of month 40,000 31000 Cash balance at end of month $ 131000 $ 163500 Minimum oash balance 150.000) 50.000 Excess deficiency) $ 81000 $113,500 $ 1174,000) (51000) (200,000) 125.000 $410.000) $ 122,000) 163,500 $ 41500 (50,000) $8.500) Supporting calculations: Collections of accounts receivable Sales os Account Percentage September October November July sales August sales Collected in September Colected in October September sales: Collected in October Collected in November October sales Totals Payments for manufacturing oosts Costs on Accesat Percentage Payments Paid in September Inourred in August Incurred in September Total Paid in October Inourred in September Incurred in October Total Paid in November Incurred in October Inourred in November Total Pr. 22(8)-5A