Problem

Morganton Company makes one product and it provided the following information to help prepare the master budget for its first four months of operations:

a. The budgeted selling price per unit is $70. Budgeted unit sales for June, July, August, and September are 9,100, 22,000, 24,000, and 25,000 units, respectively. All sales are on credit.

b. Forty percent of credit sales are collected in the month of the sale and 60% in the following month.

c. The ending finished goods inventory equals 20% of the following month's unit sales.

d. The ending raw materials inventory equals 10% of the following month's raw materials production needs. Each unit of finished goods requires 4 pounds of raw materials. The raw materials cost $2.50 per pound.

e. Forty percent of raw materials purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and 60% in the following month.

f. The direct labor wage rate is $12 per hour. Each unit of finished goods requires two direct labor-hours.

g The variable selling and administrative expense per unit sold is $1.70. The fixed selling and administrative expense per month is $61,000.

Required

1. What are the expected cash collections for July?

2. What is the accounts receivable balance at the end of July?

3. According to the production budget, how many units should be produced in July?

4. If 96,800 pounds of raw materials are needed to meet production in August, how many pounds of raw materials should be purchased in July?

5. What is the estimated cost of raw materials purchases for July?