Video Company, Inc., produces and markets two popular video games, High Ranger and Star Bounder. The closing account balances on the company’s balance sheet for last year are as follows: Cash, $18,735; Accounts Receivable, $19,900; Materials Inventory, $18,510; Work in Process Inventory, $24,680; Finished Goods Inventory, $21,940; Prepaid Expenses, $3,420; Plant and Equipment, $262,800; Accumulated Depreciation-Plant and Equipment, $55,845; Other Assets, $9,480; Accounts Payable, $52,640; Mortgage Payable, $70,000; Common Stock, $90,000; and Retained Earnings, $110,980.
Operating budgets for the first quarter of the coming year show the following estimated costs: direct materials purchases, $58,100; direct materials usage, $62,400; direct labor expense, $42,880; overhead, $51,910; selling expenses, $35,820; general and administrative expenses, $60,240; cost of goods manufactured, $163,990; and cost of goods sold, $165,440.
Sales are projected to be $125,200 in January, $105,100 in February, and $112,600 in March. Accounts receivable are expected to double during the quarter, and accounts payable are expected to decrease by 20%. Mortgage payments for the quarter will total $6,000, of which $2,000 will be interest expense. Prepaid expenses are expected to go up by $20,000, and other assets are projected to increase by 50% over the budget period. Depreciation for plant and equipment (already included in the overhead budget) averages 5% of total plant and equipment per year. Federal income taxes (30% of profits) are payable in April. The company pays no dividends.
REQUIRED
1. Determine the March 31 ending balances of Materials Inventory, Work in Process Inventory and Finished Goods inventory.
2. Prepare a budgeted income statement for the quarter ended March 31.
3. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of March 31.
Problem 2 – Cash Budget
Calgon Products, a distributor of organic beverages, needs a cash budget for September.