Selling expense budgets: Assignment mantarion A General and administrative expense budgets. Hint: Depreciation is included in the generai and administrative budget for merchandisers. a. The company's single product is purchased for $20 per unit and resold for $55 per unit. The inventory level of 5,500 units on December 31 is more than management's desired level, which is 20% of the next month's budgeted sales units. Budgeted sales are January, 6,750 units; February, 9,250 units; March, 11,000 units; and April, 10,500 units. All sales are on credit. b. Cash recelpts from sales are budgeted as follows: January, $259,938; February, $710,437;,March,$505,793, c. Cash payments for merchandise purchases are budgeted as follows: January, $60,000; February, $327,400, March, $88,000 d. Sales commissions equal to 20% of sales dollars are paid each month. Sales salaries (excluding commissions) are $5,500 per month. e. General and administrative salaries are $13,000 per month. Maintenance expense equals $2,200 per month and is paid in cash f. New equipment purchases are budgeted as follows: January, $33,600; February, $103,200; and March, $26,400. Budgeted depreciation expense is January, $6,100; February, $7,175, and March, $7,450. 9. The company budgets a land purchase at the end of March at a cost of $145,000, which will be paid with cash on the last day of the month h. The company has an agreement with its bank to obtain additional loans as needed. The interest rate is 19% per month and interest is paid at each month-end based on the beginning-month balance. Partial or full payments on these loans are made on the last day of the month. The company maintains a minimum ending cash balance of $22,000 at the end of each month. i. The income tax rate for the company is 41%. Income taxes on the first quarter's income will not be paid until April 15. Required: Prepare a master budget for the months of January, February, and March that has the following budgets: 1. Sales budgets 2. Merchandise purchases budgets. 3. Selling expense budgets. 4. General and administrative expense budgets. Hint: Depreciation is included in the general and administrative budget for Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Capital expenditures budgets. Budgeted income statement for the entire first quarter (not for each month). (Round your final answers to the nearest dollar) Problem 20-8AA (Algo) Merchandising: Preparation of a complete master budget LO P4 Dimsdale Sports, a merchandising company, reports the following balance sheet at December 31 To prepare a master budget for January, February, and March, use the following information. merchandisers. 5. Capital expenditures budgets. 6. Cash budgets 7. Budgeted income statement for entire quarter (not monthly) ended March 31. 8. Budgeted balance sheet as of March 31. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Sales budgets. Chapter 20 i Casn Duogers. (wegatve parances and Loan repayment amounts (if any) shouio de inaicated with minus sign, kouna you Merchandise purchases budgets. \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|} \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline Total cash payments & & \\ \hline Preliminary cash balance & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline & Loan balance & \\ \hline Loan balance - Beginning of month & & & \\ \hline Additional loan (loan repayment) & & & \\ \hline Loan balance - End of month & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}