You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earrings to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced a shortage of cash. Since you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to master budget for the upcoming second quarter. To this end, you have worked with accounting and other areas to gather the information assembled below.

The company sells many styles of earrings, but all are sold for the same price$12 per pair. Actual sales of earrings for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow (in pairs of earrings):

January (actual)20,400June (budget)50,400February (actual)26,400July (budget)30,400March (actual)40,400August (budget)28,400April (budget)65,400September (budget)25,400May (budget)100,400

The concentration of sales before and during May is due to Mother's Day. Sufficient inventory should be on hand at the end of each month to supply 40% of the earrings sold in the following month.

Suppliers are paid $4.20 for a pair of earrings. One-half of a month's purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit. Only 20% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.

Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:

Variable:Sales commissions4% of salesFixed:Advertising$220,000Rent$20,000Salaries$110,000Utilities$8,000Insurance$3,200Depreciation$16,000

Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year.

The company plans to purchase $17,000 in new equipment during May and $42,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $16,500 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.

The company's balance sheet as of March 31 is given below:

AssetsCash$76,000Accounts receivable ($31,680 February sales; $387,840 March sales)419,520Inventory109,872Prepaid insurance22,000Property and equipment (net)970,000Total assets$1,597,392Liabilities and Stockholders' EquityAccounts payable$102,000Dividends payable16,500Common stock840,000Retained earnings638,892Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,597,392

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $52,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.

The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $52,000 in cash.

Required:

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed schedules:

1. a. A sales budget, by month and in total.

b. A schedule of expected cash collections, by month and in total.

c. A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.

d. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.

2. A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed to maintain the minimum cash balance of $52,000.

3. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach.

4. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a sales budget, by month and in total.

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a sales budget, by month and in total.

Sales Budget

April May June Quarter

Budgeted unit sales

Selling price per unit

Total sales

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a schedule of expected cash collections, by month and in total.

Earrings UnlimitedSchedule of Expected Cash Collections

April May June Quarter

February sales

March sales

April sales

May sales

June sales

Total cash collections

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.(Round unit cost to 2 decimal places.)

Earrings Unlimited Merchandise Purchases Budget

April May June Quarter

Budgeted unit sales

Total needs

Required purchases

Unit cost

Required dollar purchases

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.

Earrings UnlimitedBudgeted Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases

April May June Quarter

Accounts payable

April purchases

May purchases

June purchases

Total cash payments

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed to maintain the minimum cash balance of $52,000.(Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Earrings UnlimitedCash BudgetFor the Three Months Ending June 30

AprilMayJuneQuarter

Beginning cash balance

Add collections from customers

Total cash available

Less cash disbursements:

merchandise purchases

Advertising

Rent

Salaries

Commissions Utilities

Equipment purchases

Dividends paid

Total cash disbursements

Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements

Financing:

Borrowings

Repayments

Interest

Total financing

Ending cash balance

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach.

Earrings Unlimited Budgeted Income Statement For the Three Months Ended June 30

Variable expenses:

Fixed expenses:

Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30 that includes a budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.

Earrings UnlimitedBudgeted Balance Sheet

June 30

Assets

Total assets

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity