Wheeling Company is a merchandiser that provided a balance sheet as of September 30 as shown below:
Wheeling Company Balance Sheet September 30 Assets Cash $ 66,600
Accounts receivable 138,000
Inventory 64,800
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation 260,000
Total assets $ 529,400
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 159,400
Common stock 216,000
Retained earnings 154,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 529,400
The company is in the process of preparing a budget for October and has assembled the following data: Sales are budgeted at $480,000 for October and $490,000 for November.
Of these sales, 35% will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. Forty percent of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remaining 60% is collected in the following month.
All of the September 30 accounts receivable will be collected in October. The budgeted cost of goods sold is always 45% of sales and the ending merchandise inventory is always 30% of the following month’s cost of goods sold.
All merchandise purchases are on account.
Thirty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and 70% are paid for in the following month.
All of the September 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during October. Selling and administrative expenses for October are budgeted at $89,000, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash.
Depreciation is budgeted at $2,600 for the month.
Required: 1. Using the information provided, calculate or prepare the following:
a. The budgeted cash collections for October.
b. The budgeted merchandise purchases for October.
c. The budgeted cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for October.
d. The budgeted net operating income for October.
e. A budgeted balance sheet at October 31.
2. Assume the following changes to the underlying budgeting assumptions: (1) 50% of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made and the remaining 50% is collected in the following month, (2) the ending merchandise inventory is always 10% of the following month’s cost of goods sold, and (3) 20% of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and 80% are paid for in the following month.
Using these new assumptions, calculate or prepare the following:
a. The budgeted cash collections for October.
b. The budgeted merchandise purchases for October.
c. The budgeted cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for October.
d. Net operating income for the month of October.
e. A budgeted balance sheet at Octobe
(a) Budgeted cash collections for october =
October cash sales = 168000
October credit sales = 312000
Cash collectd for credit sale = 312000*40% = 124800
Cash collected for september sale = 138000
Total cash collections = 430800
(b)Budgeted Merchandise Purchases
Cost of goods sold = 480000*45% = 216000
Closing Stock = 220500*30% = 66150 ( Nov sale = 490000 ,COGS = 490000*45% = 220500)
Total Merchandise purchase = 282150
(c)
Budgeted cash disbursement for merchandise purchases = 282150*30% = 84645
(d)
Budgeted net operating income
sales = 480000
Less Cogs = 216000
Less S&D Expense = 89000
Less Depn = 2600
Net Income = 172400
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