Big Chuck wishes to maintain a $10,000 minimum cash balance at all times. Additional financing is available (and retired) in $1,000 multiples at a 12% interest rate. Assume that borrowings take place at the beginning of the month; retirements, in contrast, occur at the end of the month. Interest is paid at the time of repaying principal and computed on the portion of principal repaid.
a. Find the unknowns in Big Chuck's abbreviated cash budget.
b. Determine the outstanding loan balance as of September 30, after any repayments have been made.
Comprehensive budgeting
The balance sheet of Watson Company as of December 31, 20X1, follows.
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WATSON COMPANY
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Balance Sheet
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December 31, 12X1
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Assets
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Cash
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$4,595
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Accounts receivable
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10,000
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Finished goods (575 units x $7.00)
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4,025
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Direct materials (2,760 units x $0.50)
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1,380
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Plant & equipment
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$50,000
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Less: Accumulated depreciation
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10,000
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40,000
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Total assets
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$60,000
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Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
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Accounts payable to suppliers
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$14,000
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Common stock
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$25,000
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Retained earnings
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21,000
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46,000
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Total liabilities &. stockholders' equity
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$60,000
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The following information has been extracted from the firm's accounting records:
1. All sales are made on account at $20 per unit. Sixty percent of the sales are collected in the month of sale; the remaining 40% are collected in the following month. Forecasted sales for the first five months of 20X2 are: January, 1,500 units,- February, 1,600 units; March, 1,800 units; April, 2,000 units; May, 2,100 units.
2. Management wants to maintain the finished goods inventory at 30% of the following month's sales.
3. Watson uses four units of direct material in each finished unit. The direct material price has been stable and is expected to remain so over the next six months. Management wants to maintain the ending direct materials inventory at 60% of the following month's production needs.
4. Seventy percent of all purchases are paid in the month of purchase; the remaining 30% are paid in the subsequent month.
5. Watson's product requires 30 minutes of direct labor time. Each hour of direct labor costs $7.
Instructions:
a. Rounding computations to the nearest dollar, prepare the following for January through March:
1) Sales budget
2) Schedule of cash collections
3) Production budget
4) Direct material purchases budget
5) Schedule of cash disbursements for material purchases
6) Direct labor budget
b. Determine the balances in the following accounts as of March 31:
1) Accounts Receivable
2) Direct Materials
3) Accounts Payable