Reference: 07-20 Basket Company specializes in unique baskets. Peak sales for one of their products, the Easter basket, occur in March every year. The company has estimated the following sales for the first five months of the year for the Easter basket:

Month	Expected sales in units
January	2,000
February	3,000
March	10,000
April	1,000
May	500

The baskets are considered deluxe as they are very intricate. As such, the company can sell the baskets for $30. Based on past history, the company expects that 10% of sales are cash. Of the credit sales, half is collected one month after sale and the remainder is collected two months after sale. Accounts receivable as at January 1st was $50,000; all of which is expected to be collected in January.

Each basket requires 2 meters of plastic. The cost per meter is $2.00. The company wants to ensure it has enough plastic on hand at all times and therefore has indicated that ending inventory will be 10% of the following month's production needs for plastic. The company had 1,080 meters of plastic on hand as at January 1st.

The company puts all purchases of plastic on account and pays for it the month following purchase. Purchases of plastic in December amounted to $2,000.

Due to the intricate design, the company uses substantially all production line workers to create the baskets. Each basket takes 1.5 hours to produce and the direct labor rate per hour is $12.00.

The company expects to incur $40,000 of operating expenses each month, this includes $5,000 of depreciation expense. The company plans to pay cash dividends of $3,000 in January.

There is a minimum cash balance set by management of $5,000 at the end of each month. The company has access to a line of credit. Any borrowings and repayments must be made in multiples of $1,000. The company is subject to a 5% annual interest rate. For simplicity, assume interest is not compounded.

Assume that borrowings are made at the beginning of the month and repayments are made at the end of the month. The company started the year with $10,000 in the bank. 1. Create a sales budget for the first quarter of the year.

2.a. Create a cash receipts budget for the first quarter of the year. b. What is the accounts receivable balance as at March 31st?

3.Create a production budget for the first four months of the year.

4a. Create a direct materials budget for the first quarter of the year.

b. Create a cash disbursements budget for direct materials for the first quarter of the year. c. What is the accounts payable balance as at March 31st?

5.Create a direct labor budget for the first quarter of the year.

6.Create a cash budget for the first quarter of the year.