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

Current assets as of March 31:
Cash	$	8,900
Accounts receivable	$	25,600
Inventory	$	48,000
Building and equipment, net	$	111,600
Accounts payable	$	28,800
Capital stock	$	150,000
Retained earnings	$	15,300

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

March (actual)	$64,000
April	$80,000
May	$85,000
June	$110,000
July	$61,000

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, $3,700 per month; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 6% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $837 per month (includes depreciation on new assets).
g.	Equipment costing $2,900 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.

Shilow Company
Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
	April	May	June	Quarter
Cash sales	$48,000
Credit sales	25,600
Total collections	$73,600	$0	$0	$0

2. Complete the following:

Shilow Company
Merchandise Purchases Budget
	April	May	June	Quarter
Budgeted cost of goods sold	$60,000
Add desired ending inventory	51,000
Total needs	111,000	0	0	0
Less beginning inventory	48,000
Required purchases	$63,000	$0	$0	$0

Budgeted cost of goods sold for April = $80,000 sales 75% = $60,000.
	Add desired ending inventory for April = $63,750 80% = $51,000.

Shilow Company
Schedule of Expected Cash DisbursementsMerchandise Purchases
	April	May	June	Quarter
March purchases	$28,800			$28,800
April purchases	31,500	31,500		63,000
May purchases
June purchases
Total disbursements	$60,300	$31,500	$0	$91,800

3. Complete the following cash budget:

Shilow Company
Cash Budget
	April	May	June	Quarter
Beginning cash balance	$8,900
Add cash collections	73,600
Total cash available	82,500	0	0	0
Less cash disbursements:
For inventory	60,300
For expenses	18,100
For equipment	2,900
Total cash disbursements	81,300	0	0	0
Excess (deficiency) of cash	1,200	0	0	0
Financing:
Borrowings
Repayments
Interest
Total financing	0	0	0	0
Ending cash balance	$1,200	$0	$0	$0

4. Prepare an absorbtion costing income statement for the quarter ended june 30:

Shilow Company
Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended June 30
Cost of goods sold:
	0
		0
		0
Selling and administrative expenses:
		0
		0
		0

5. Prepare a balance sheet as of june 30:

Shilow Company
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Current assets:
Total current assets		0
Total assets		$0
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Stockholders' equity:
		0
Total liabilities and stockholders equity		$0