Vernon Company is a retail company that specializes in selling outdoor camping equipment. The company is considering opening a new store on October 1, year 1. The company president formed a planning committee to prepare a master budget for the first three months of operation. As budget coordinator, you have been assigned the following tasks.

*The capital expenditures budget indicates that Vernon will spend $237,600 on October 1 for store fixtures, which are expected to have a $36,000 salvage value and a three-year (36-month) useful life.

Use this information to prepare a selling and administrative expenses budget.

\begin{tabular}{lc} Salary expense (fixed) & $19,600 \\ Sales commissions & 5% of sales \\ Supplies expense & 2% of Sales \\ Utilities (fixed) & $3,000 \\ Depreciation on store fixtures (fixed) & $5,600 \\ Rent (fixed) & $6,400 \\ Miscellaneous (fixed) & $2,800 \\ \hline \end{tabular} f. Utilities and sales commissions are paid the month after they are incurred; all other expenses are paid in the month in which they are incurred. Prepare a cash payments budget for selling and administrative expenses. g. Vernon borrows funds, in increments of $1,000, and repays them on the last day of the month. Repayments may be made in any amount available. The company also pays its vendors on the last day of the month. It pays interest of 1 percent per month in cash on the last day of the month. To be prudent, the company desires to maintain a $28,000 cash cushion. Prepare a cash budget. h. Prepare a pro forma income statement for the quarter. i. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet at the end of the quarter. j. Prepare a pro forma statement of cash flows for the quarter. \begin{tabular}{lc} Salary expense (fixed) & $19,600 \\ Sales commissions & 5% of sales \\ Supplies expense & 2% of Sales \\ Utilities (fixed) & $3,000 \\ Depreciation on store fixtures (fixed) & $5,600 \\ Rent (fixed) & $6,400 \\ Miscellaneous (fixed) & $2,800 \\ \hline \end{tabular} f. Utilities and sales commissions are paid the month after they are incurred; all other expenses are paid in the month in which they are incurred. Prepare a cash payments budget for selling and administrative expenses. g. Vernon borrows funds, in increments of $1,000, and repays them on the last day of the month. Repayments may be made in any amount available. The company also pays its vendors on the last day of the month. It pays interest of 1 percent per month in cash on the last day of the month. To be prudent, the company desires to maintain a $28,000 cash cushion. Prepare a cash budget. h. Prepare a pro forma income statement for the quarter. i. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet at the end of the quarter. j. Prepare a pro forma statement of cash flows for the quarter