Problem 7-18B Cash Budget with Supporting Schedules [LO7-2, LO7-4, LO7-8]

Skolt Products, Inc., is a merchandising company that sells binders, paper, and other school supplies. The company is planning its cash needs for the third quarter. In the past, Skolt Products has had to borrow money during the third quarter to support peak sales of back-to-school materials, which occur during August. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter:

a.	Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for JulyOctober are as follows:

	July	August	September	October
Sales	$	36,000	$	66,000	$	64,000	$	41,000
Cost of goods sold		21,000		39,000		27,000		24,000
Gross margin		15,000		27,000		37,000		17,000
Selling and administrative expenses:
Selling expense		6,300		10,500		8,600		8,100
Administrative expense*		3,300		6,300		6,700		6,100
Total selling and administrative expenses		9,600		16,800		15,300		14,200
Net operating income	$	5,400	$	10,200	$	21,700	$	2,800

*Includes $1,500 depreciation each month.

b.	Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit.
c.	Credit sales are collected over a three-month period with 20% collected in the month of sale, 50% in the month following sale, and 30% in the second month following sale. May sales totaled $41,000, and June sales totaled $33,000.
d.	Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a months inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 50% is paid in the following month. Accounts payable for inventory purchases at June 30 total $12,100.
e.	The company maintains its ending inventory levels at 65% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at June 30 is $13,650.
f.	Land costing $4,500 will be purchased in July.
g.	Dividends of $1,600 will be declared and paid in September.
h.	The cash balance on June 30 is $3,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of at least this amount at the end of each month.
i.	The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows it to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $40,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:
1.	Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total.(Do not round intermediate calculations.)

2.	Prepare the following for merchandise inventory:

a.	A merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September.(Do not round intermediate calculations.)

b.	A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total.

3.	Prepare a cash budget for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total.