Question 3

Bersatu Kekal Bhd is an engineering company that started a new business with an opening cash balance of RM85,000. This new business will focus on sales component parts to all potential customers located in Pasir Gudang, Johor. The following are the budgeted data of Bersatu Kekal Bhd for the year 2019.

1.In January 2019, to start a business the company has rented a double storey building for its operation at RM5,000 per month with RM20,000 rental deposit. Rental deposit is paid in January and monthly rental will be paid in the month it is incurred.

2.In February, the company is planning to purchase a machine at a cost of RM55,000 which has an estimated useful life of 10 years. Depreciation charge per annum will be RM5,500. Only half of the machine cost will be paid in the month of purchase, while the balance will be paid equally over the next two months.

3.Four (4) administration staff will be employed and each staff will be paid RM1,200 per month. Payment will be in the month in which they are incurred.

4.Purchases of materials will be made on credit. 50% of the credit purchases will be paid one month after the purchases. Estimated purchases are as follows.

JanuaryRM23,000

FebruaryRM28,000

MarchRM25,000

AprilRM22,000

5.A motor van costing RM49,800 will be purchased in January. Payment of the motor van will be in six equal payments starting February 2019.

6.Estimated sales for component parts in units are:

January 5,000

February4,500

March 5,300

April4,800

7.The selling price for the component parts is RM20. 50% of the sales are expected to be in cash whilst the other 50% is on credit. 25% discount will be given on the cash sales, while the credit sales will be collected one (1) month after sales.

8.Allowance for manager is RM1,000 per month and paid in the month incurred.

9.Monthly utilities RM850 is to be paid one month in arrears.

10.The company received5% dividend from unit trust investment of RM500,000 in February.

Required:

a.Prepare cash budget for the month of January, February and March 2019.

(23 marks)

b. Budgeting is the process of preparing future expected operations with inevitable outcomes, measured in term of quantities of performance and monetary value. In order to promote a sense of belonging and allows empowerment, most of the company introduce participative budgeting.

Explain the advantages of participative budgeting.

(5 marks)

[Total: 28 marks]