Tuesday 12 July 2016

Colter Company prepares monthly cash budgets

Colter Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2014 are:
                                                         January                February
Sales                                                 $360,000               $400,000
Direct Material Purchase                    120,000                 125,000
Direct labor                                        90,000                   100,000
Manufacturing Overhead                     70,000                   75,000
Selling & Administrative Expenses      79,000                   85,000

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All sales are on account. Collections are expected to be 50% in the month of sale, 30% in the first month following the sale, and 20% in the second month following the sale. Sixty percent (60%) of direct materials purchases are paid in cash in the month of purchase, and the balance due is paid in the month following the purchase. All other items above are paid in the month incurred except for selling and administrative expenses that include $1,000 of depreciation per month.

Other data:
1. Credit sales: November 2013, $250,000; December 2013, $320,000.
2. Purchases of direct materials: December 2013, $100,000.
3. Other receipts: January—collection of December 31, 2013, notes receivable $15,000; February—proceeds from sale of securities $6,000.
4. Other disbursements: February—payment of $6,000 cash dividend. The company’s cash balance on January 1, 2014, is expected to be $60,000. The company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $50,000.

Instructions
(a) Prepare schedules for
(1) Expected collections from customers and
(2) Expected payments for direct materials purchases for January and February.
(b) Prepare a cash budget for January and February in columnar form.





(a)     (1)                                          Expected Collections from Customers




January

February









November ($250,000).................................................
December ($320,000).................................................
January ($360,000)....................................................
February ($400,000)...................................................
            Total collections..............................................

$ 50,000
  96,000
 180,000
               .
$326,000

$           0
  64,000
 108,000
 200,000
$372,000

          (2)                                           Expected Payments for Direct Materials




January

February









December ($100,000).................................................
January ($120,000)....................................................
February ($125,000)...................................................
            Total payments................................................

$ 40,000
  72,000
               .
$112,000

$           0
  48,000
    75,000
$123,000

(b)
COLTER COMPANY
Cash Budget
For the Two Months Ending February 28, 2014
                                                                                                                                                                     



January

February







Beginning cash balance....................................................
Add:  Receipts
                 Collections from customers............................
                   [See Schedule (1)]
                 Notes receivable...............................................
                 Sale of securities..............................................
                     Total receipts............................................
Total available cash.............................................................

$  60,000

 326,000

  15,000
               
 341,000
 401,000

$  51,000

 372,000


   6,000
 378,000
 429,000

Less:  Disbursements
                   Direct materials................................................
                     [See Schedule 2]
                   Direct labor.......................................................
                   Manufacturing overhead...............................
                   Selling and administrative
                     expenses*....................................................
                   Cash dividend.................................................
                       Total disbursements..............................
Excess (deficiency) of available cash
  over cash disbursements...............................................
Financing
Add:      Borrowings..............................................................
Less:     Repayments...........................................................
Ending cash balance..........................................................


 112,000

  90,000
  70,000

  78,000
               
 350,000

  51,000

       0
             0
$  51,000


 123,000

 100,000
  75,000

  84,000
   6,000
 388,000

  41,000

  9,000
             0
$  50,000


          *Selling and administrative expenses less $1,000 depreciation.