Question

Millen Corporation is a merchandiser that is preparing a master budget for the month of July. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Millen Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 120,000
Accounts receivable 166,000
Inventory 37,200
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 554,800
Total assets $ 878,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 93,000
Common stock 586,000
Retained earnings 199,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 878,000

Millen’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

Estimated sales for July and August are $310,000 and $330,000, respectively.
Each month’s sales are 20% cash sales and 80% credit sales. Each month’s credit sales are collected 30% in the month of sale and 70% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.
Each month’s ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.
Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $70,000. Each month $10,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $60,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.
The company does not plan to buy or sell any plant and equipment during July. It will not borrow any money, pay a dividend, issue any common stock, or repurchase any of its own common stock during July.

6. Calculate the estimated accounts receivable turnover and inventory turnover for the month of July.

6a.. Calculate the estimated operating cycle for the month of July. (Hint: Use 30 days in the numerator to calculate the average collection period and the average sales period.)

6b.. Using the indirect method, calculate the estimated net cash provided by operating activities for July.

Answer 1

6.Account receivable turnover = Credit Sales / average account receivable
Credit sales = 310000*80% = 248000
Avg account receivable = (166000+173600) / 2 = 169800
=248000/169800 = 1.460

Inventory Turnover = Cost of Goods sold / average inventory
COGS = 310000*60% = 186000
Average Inventory = (198000+ 37200)/2 = 210600
= 186000/210600 = 0.88

6a. Operating Cycle = Inventory Period + Account receivable peroid
Inventory Period = 30/ Inventory Turnover
= 30/0.88 = 33.96

= Account receivable period = 30 / receivable turnover
= 30/1.46 = 20.55

Operating Cycle = 33.96+20.55 = 54.51 days