Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company’s balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:   Minden Company Balance Sheet April 30                           Assets                           Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,000                           Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,000                           Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000                           Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,000                           Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000                           Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                           Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,000                           Note payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,500                           Capital stock, no par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,000                           Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,500                           Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000   The company is in the process of preparing budget data for May. A number of budget items have already been prepared, as stated below: Sales are budgeted at $200,000 for May. Of these sales, $60,000 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May. Purchases of inventory are expected to total $120,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. Forty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May. The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $40,000. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $72,000, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $2,000 for the month. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $100 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.) New refrigerating equipment costing $6,500 will be purchased for cash during May. During May, the company will borrow $20,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.   Required: Prepare a cash budget for May. Support your budget with a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May. Use the absorption costing income statement format.

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Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company’s balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:

 

Minden Company

Balance Sheet

April 30

                          Assets

                          Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,000

                          Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,000

                          Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000

                          Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,000

                          Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000

                          Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                          Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,000

                          Note payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,500

                          Capital stock, no par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,000

                          Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,500

                          Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000

 

The company is in the process of preparing budget data for May. A number of budget items have already been prepared, as stated below:

  1. Sales are budgeted at $200,000 for May. Of these sales, $60,000 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.
  2. Purchases of inventory are expected to total $120,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. Forty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.
  3. The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $40,000.
  4. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $72,000, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $2,000 for the month.
  5. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $100 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)
  6. New refrigerating equipment costing $6,500 will be purchased for cash during May.
  7. During May, the company will borrow $20,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.

 

Required:

  1. Prepare a cash budget for May. Support your budget with a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases.
  2. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May. Use the absorption costing income statement format.
  3. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.
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