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You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor Of earrings to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and, at certain times of the year, has experienced a shortage of cash. Because you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to prepare a master budget for the upcoming second quarter. TO this end, you have worked with accounting and other areas to gather the information assembled below. The company sells many styles Of earrings, but all are sold for the same price$14 per pair. Actual sales Of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings): $ 3,8ee 127, 872 les,eee 99, eoe 60,432 January (actual) February (actual) March (actual) April (budget) May (budget) 21, see 27 , see 41, see 66, see lel, see June (budget) July (budget) August (budget) September (budget) 51, 6 31, see 29, see 26, see The concentration Of sales before and during May is due to Mother's Day. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at the end Of each month to supply 40% of the earrings sold in the following month. Suppliers are paid $4.80 for a pair Of earrings. One-half Of a month's purchases is paid for in the month Of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit. Only 20% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 70% are collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible. Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below: Variable: Sales commissions Fixed: Advertising Rent Salaries utilities Insurance Depreciation 4% of sales $ 280,eee $ 26,eee $ 122,eee $ 11,eee $ 22,eee Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year. The company plans to purchase $20,000 in new equipment during May and $48,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $21,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The company's balance sheet as of March 31 is given below: Assets Cash Accounts receivable ($38,640 February sales; $465,92 March sales) Inventory Prepaid insurance Property and equipment (net) Total assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Accounts payable Dividends payable Common stock Retained earnings Equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 82,eee 25,eee 21,oee 1,769,432 The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $58,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month. The company has an agreement with a 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 interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $58,000 in cash. Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total. Note: Round unit cost to 2 decimal places. Earrings Unlimited Merchandise Purchases Budget April Budgeted unit sales Total needs Required purchases Unit cost Required dollar purchases May June Quarter Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total. Earrings Unlimited Budgeted Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases April Ma June Quarter Accounts payable April purchases May purchases June purchases Total cash payments