Draw up a cashbudget for Amal showing the balance at the end of each month, from the following information for the six months from July to December 2020: (a) Opening cash (including bank) balance on 1 July 2020 OMR 8000 (b) Production in units: Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 600 720 810 900 960 1,050 1,110 1,140 1,020 930 780 750 (c) Raw materials used in production cost OMR 30 per unit. Of this, 60 per cent is paid in the month of production and remaining balance in the month after production (d) Direct labour costs of OMR 15 per unit are payable in the month of production. (e) Variable expenses are OMR 5 per unit, payable 40 per cent in the same month as production and remaining balance in the month after production (f) Sales at OMR 70 per unit: Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 500 600 700 960 870 1,000 900 1,050 1,200 950 850 800 Debtors to pay their accounts two months after that in which sales are made (g) Fixed expenses of OMR 1,200 per month payable each month. ( h) Machinery costing OMR 3,000 to be paid for in September 2020. (i) Will receive a legacy of OMR 7,500 in August 2020. (j) Drawings will be OMR 900 per month.
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
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