Rolen, Inc., is in the process of preparing the fourth quarter budget for 2010, and the following data have been assembled:
The company sells a single product at a price of $25 per unit. The estimated sales volume for the next six months is as follows:
- September 13,000 units
- October 12,000 units
- November 14,000 units
- December 20,000 units
- January 9,000 units
- February 10,000 units
All sales are on account. The company's collection experience has been that 30% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale, 68% are collected in the month following the sale, and 2% are uncollectible. It is expected that the net realizable value of accounts receivable (i.e., accounts receivable less allowance for uncollectible accounts) will be $211,000 on September 30, 2010.
Management's policy is to maintain ending finished goods inventory each month at a level equal to 30% of the next month's budgeted sales. The finished goods inventory on September 30, 2010, is expected to be 3,600 units.
To make one unit of finished product, 5 pounds of materials are required. Management's policy is to have enough materials on hand at the end of each month to equal 40% of the next month's estimated usage. The raw materials inventory is expected to be 25,200 pounds on September 30, 2010.
The cost per pound of raw material is $2, and 70% of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid in the following month. The accounts payable for raw material purchases is expected to be $37,980 on September 30, 2010.
Required:
(a)Prepare a sales budget in units and dollars, by month and in total, for the fourth quarter (October, November, and December) of 2010. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
- October November December Total
- Expected sales in units
- Selling price per unit $ $ $ $
- Total sales $ $ $ $
(b)Prepare a schedule of cash collections from sales, by month and in total, for the fourth quarter of 2010. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Cash collections from: October November December Total
- September sales $ $
- October sales $
- November sales $
- December sales
Total cash collections $ $ $ $