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Vaughan Company makes AMAZING SUPER DUPER Widgets. Management is now preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter, July through September, and has assembled the following
Vaughan Company makes AMAZING SUPER DUPER Widgets. Management is now preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter, July through September, and has assembled the following information to assist in budget preparation:
- Sales Budget
The marketing department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year: (Actual sales in June were 6,000 units)
July | 4,000 | October | 4,000 | |
August | 20,000 | November | 6,000 | |
September | 12,000 | December | 8,000 |
The selling price of a SUPER DUPER widget is $80 and all sales are on account.
Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern:
- 20% in the month of sale
- 75% in month following the sale
- 5% are never collected (uncollectible)
Vaughan Company
Sales Budget
3rd Quarter | July | August | September | 3rd Quarter |
Sales in Units | 4000 | 20000 | 12000 | 36000 |
Selling Price per Unit | x80 | x80 | x80 | x80 |
Total Sales in $ | 320000 | 1600000 | 960000 | 2880000 |
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Cash Collections | ||||
June's Cash Collections | 360000 | 360000 | ||
July's Cash Collections | 64000 | 240000 | 304000 | |
August's Cash Collections | 320000 | 1200000 | 152000 | |
September's Cash Collections | 192000 | 192000 | ||
Total Cash Collections | 424000 | 560000 | 1392000 | 2376000 |
- Production Budget
The company maintains a finished goods inventory equal to 10% of the following month's sales. The inventory of finished goods on July 1 is as it should be.
Vaughan Company | ||||
Production Budget | Total | |||
3rd Quarter | July | August | September | 3rd Quarter |
Budgeted Sales in Units | 4000 | 20000 | 12000 | 36000 |
Add: Desired Ending Inventory | 2000 | 1200 | 400 | 400 |
Total Needs | 6000 | 21200 | 12400 | 36400 |
Less: Beginning Inventory | -400? | -2000? | -1200? | -400 |
Required Production | 5600 | 19200 | 11200 | 36000 |
(FOR THIS QUESTION i NEED HELP WITH THE FORMULA. I NEED TO SHOW MY WORK BUT I DONT KNOW HOW.)
- Raw Materials Purchasing Budget
Each unit of SUPER DUPER widget requires 0.6 pounds of WHAM compound. To prevent shortages, the company would like the inventory of WHAM compound on hand at the end of each month to equal 40% of the following month's production needs.
The inventory on July 1 is 1,344 pounds.
WHAM compound costs $12.00 per pound and Vaughan pays for 80% of its purchases in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid in the following month. $41,184 of WHAM compound was purchased in June and 80% was paid for in June.
Vaughan Company
RM Purchasing Budget
3rd Quarter | July | August | September | 3rd Quarter | |
Required Production | 5600 | 19200 | 11200 | 36000 | |
RM per Unit | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Production Needs | 3360 | 11520 | 6720 | 21600 | |
Add: Desired Ending Inventory | 4608 | 2688 | 1008 | 1008 | |
Total Needs | 7968 | 14208 | 7728 | 22608 | |
Less: Beginning Inventory | -1344 | -4608 | -2688 | -1344 | |
RM to be Purchased | 6624 | 9600 | 5040 | 21264 | |
Cost of RM per pound | *12 | *12 | *12 | *12 | |
Cost of RM to be Purchased | 79488 | 115200 | 60480 | 255168 | |
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Cash Disbursements for RM | |||||
June's RM Purchases | ? | ? | |||
July's RM Purchases | 63590 | 15898 | 79488 | ||
August's RM Purchases | 92160 | 23040 | 115200 | ||
September's RM Purchases | 48384 | 48384 | |||
Total Disbursements | ? | 108058 | 71424 | 284256 |
(ALL I NEED IS JUNES RM PURCHASES FOR JULY. I THOUGHT THE ANSWER WAS 41184 BECAUSE IT ALREADY GIVEN, HOWEVER ITS INCORRECT.)
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