The following data relate to the operations of Shilow Company, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods:

Current assets as of March 31:
Cash	$	7,300
Accounts receivable	$	19,200
Inventory	$	38,400
Building and equipment, net	$	124,800
Accounts payable	$	22,800
Capital stock	$	150,000
Retained earnings	$	16,900

a.	The gross margin is 25% of sales.
b.	Actual and budgeted sales data:

March (actual)	$48,000
April	$64,000
May	$69,000
June	$94,000
July	$45,000

c.	Sales are 60% for cash and 40% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.
d.	Each months ending inventory should equal 80% of the following months budgeted cost of goods sold.
e.	One-half of a months inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable at March 31 are the result of March purchases of inventory.
f.	Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, 12% of sales; rent, $2,100 per month; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 6% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $936 per month (includes depreciation on new assets).
g.	Equipment costing $1,300 will be purchased for cash in April.
h.	Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $4,000 at the end of each month. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $20,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:
Using the data above:
1.	Complete the following schedule.

Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
	April	May	June	Quarter
Cash sales	$38,400
Credit sales	19,200
Total collections	$57,600	$0	$0	$0

2.

Complete the following:

Merchandise Purchases Budget
	April	May	June	Quarter
Budgeted cost of goods sold	$48,000
Add desired ending inventory	41,400
Total needs	89,400	0	0	0
Less beginning inventory	38,400
Required purchases	$51,000	$0	$0	$0

	Budgeted cost of goods sold for April = $64,000 sales 75% = $48,000.
	Add desired ending inventory for April = $51,750 80% = $41,400.

Schedule of Expected Cash DisbursementsMerchandise Purchases
	April	May	June	Quarter
March purchases	$22,800			$22,800
April purchases	25,500	25,500		51,000
May purchases
June purchases
Total disbursements	$48,300	$25,500	$0	$73,800

3.	Complete the following cash budget: (Borrow and repay in increments of $1,000. Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Shilow Company
Cash Budget
	April	May	June	Quarter
Beginning cash balance	$7,300
Add cash collections	57,600
Total cash available	64,900	0	0	0
Less cash disbursements:
For inventory	48,300
For expenses	13,620
For equipment	1,300
Total cash disbursements	63,220	0	0	0
Excess (deficiency) of cash	1,680	0	0	0
Financing:
Borrowings
Repayments
Interest
Total financing	0	0	0	0
Ending cash balance	$1,680	$0	$0	$0

4.	Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ended June 30.

Shilow Company
Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended June 30
Sales
Cost of goods sold:
Beginning inventory
Purchases
Goods available for sale	0
Ending inventory		0
Gross margin		0
Selling and administrative expenses:
Commissions
Rent
Depreciation
Other expenses
		0
Net operating income		0
Interest expense
Net income		0

5.	Prepare a balance sheet as of June 30.

Shilow Company
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Current assets:
Account receivable
Inventory
Total current assets		0
Building and equipment-net
Total assets		$0
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Account payable
Common stock
Stockholders' equity:
Retained earnings
		0
Total liabilities and stockholders equity		$0