Rand Co., a new startup business, is preparing their budget for the first quarter 2021 ending March 31.

Budgeted sales of the companys only product for the next five months are:

January	9,200 units
February	5,600 units
March	6,300 units
April	3,700 units
May	5,000 units

The selling price is $81 per unit.

Prepare the following elements of the master budget for this problem:

1. Sales budget (a. with a schedule of expected cash collections).

2. Production budget.

3. Direct materials budget (b. with a schedule of expected cash disbursements for materials).

4. Direct labor budget.

5. Manufacturing overhead budget.

6. Ending finished goods inventory budget.

7. Selling and administrative expense budget.

8. Cash budget.

9. Budgeted income statement.

10. Budgeted balance sheet.

SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASH COLLECTIONS

All Sales are on account.

The company collects 65% of credit sales in the month of the sale and 35% of credit sales in the following month.

The accounts receivable balance on January 1 was $0.

PRODUCTION BUDGET

The company desires to have inventory on hand at the end of each month equal to 18% of the following months budgeted unit sales.

On December 31, 0 units were on hand.

DIRECT MATERIALS BUDGET

6.5 pounds of material are required per unit of product.

Management desires to have materials on hand at the end of each month equal to 12% of the following months production needs.

The beginning materials inventory was 0 pounds.

The material costs $.58 per pound.

SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR MATERIAL

60% of a months purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; 40% is paid for in the following month.

No discounts are given for early payment.

The accounts payable balance on December 31 was $0.

DIRECT LABOR BUDGET

Each unit produced requires .65 hours of direct labor.

Each hour of direct labor costs the company $11.80.

Management fully adjusts the workforce to the workload each month.

MANUFACTURING OVERHEAD BUDGET

Variable manufacturing overhead is $3.75 per direct labor-hour.

Fixed manufacturing overhead is $113,000 per month. This includes $6,500 in depreciation, which is not a cash outflow.

ENDING FINISHED GOODS INVENTORY BUDGET

Rand Co., a new startup business, uses absorption costing in its budgeted income statement and balance sheet.

Manufacturing overhead is applied to units of product on the basis of direct labor-hours.

The company has no work in process inventories.

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE BUDGET

Variable selling and administrative expenses are $1.80 per unit sold.

Fixed selling and administrative expenses are $88,500 per month and include $16,500 in depreciation.

CASH BUDGET

1. A line of credit is available at a local bank.

a. All borrowing occurs at the beginning of the month, and all repayments occur at the end of the month. Borrowing occurs in increments of $1,000.

b. Any interest incurred during the first quarter will be paid at the end of the quarter. The interest rate is 18% per year.

2. Rand Co., a new startup business, desires a cash balance of at least $30,000 at the end of each month. The cash balance at the beginning of January was $18,000.

3. Cash dividends of $18,000 are to be paid to stockholders in February.

4. Equipment purchases of $169,000 are scheduled for January and $376,000 for February. This equipment will be installed and tested during the first quarter and will not become operational until April, when depreciation charges will commence.

Additional Information:

The following balances exist on January 1:

Land $300,000

Equipment $162,000

Common Stock $480,000

Required:

Part I

1. Complete the Master Budget (10 parts plus schedules) in Excel.
2. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the budgeted sales for February?

2. What are the expected cash collections for February?

3. What is the accounts receivable balance at the end of March?

4. What is the estimated cost of raw materials purchases for February?

5. What is the estimated accounts payable balance at the end of March?