Question 1. Exercise 7-10 Production and Direct Materials Budgets [LO7-3, LO7-4]

Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia. Three cubic centimeters (cc) of solvent H300 are required to manufacture each unit of Supermix, one of the companys products. The company is now planning raw materials needs for the third quarter, the quarter in which peak sales of Supermix occur. To keep production and sales moving smoothly, the company has the following inventory requirements:

a.	The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to 3,000 units of Supermix plus 20% of the next months sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 12,400 units.
b.	The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must be equal to one-half of the following months production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 72,000 cc of solvent H300.
c.	The company maintains no work in process inventories.

A sales budget for Supermix for the last six months of the year follows.

	Budgeted Sales in Units
July	47,000
August	52,000
September	62,000
October	42,000
November	32,000
December	22,000

Required:
1.	Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, September, and October.

3.

Prepare a direct materials budget showing the quantity of solvent H300 to be purchased for July, August, and September, and for the quarter in total.

Question 2.

Problem 7-29A Completing a Master Budget [LO7-2, LO7-4, LO7-7, LO7-8, LO7-9, LO7-10]

Hillyard Company, an office supplies specialty store, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparing the master budget for the first quarter:

a.	As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the companys general ledger showed the following account balances:

Cash	$	62,000
Accounts receivable		217,600
Inventory		61,050
Buildings and equipment (net)		372,000
Accounts payable			$	91,725
Common stock				500,000
Retained earnings				120,925
	$	712,650	$	712,650

b.	Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:

December(actual)	$272,000
January	$407,000
February	$604,000
March	$319,000
April	$215,000

c.	Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are a result of December credit sales.
d.	The companys gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.)
e.	Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $37,000 per month: advertising, $59,000 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; other expenses, 3% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $45,620 for the quarter.
f.	Each months ending inventory should equal 25% of the following months cost of goods sold.
g.	One-half of a months inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid in the following month.
h.	During February, the company will purchase a new copy machine for $3,200 cash. During March, other equipment will be purchased for cash at a cost of $81,000.
i.	During January, the company will declare and pay $45,000 in cash dividends.
j.	Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. 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:
Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the first quarter:
1.	Schedule of expected cash collections:

2-a.	Merchandise purchases budget:

	*$407,000 sales 60% cost ratio = $244,200.
	$362,400 25% = $90,600.

2-b.	Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases:

3.	Cash budget. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)

4.	Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ending March 31.

5.	Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.