The purpose of this case study is to help you integrate the managerial accounting concepts that were covered in class and apply them to a real-world business setting. Business Description You will assume the role of an entrepreneur starting a small company. Your company will produce and sell gourmet cupcakes through a storefront in a location of your choice. Your business is scheduled to launch on January 1, 2018. Cost information: 1 Cost of goods sold: a. Ingredients are .30 per cupcake b. Boxes and Cupcake Cups are .05 per cupcake 2 Equipment that will be required to be acquired at the start of business includes ovens, racks, display case, counter, cash register, and other baking equipment and will cost $140,000. The equipment is expected to last 10 years without salvage value. Straight-line method of depreciation should be used. 3 On average one person can make, bake, and decorate 24 cupcakes per hour. Bakers are paid $15.00 per hour. 4 Sales personnel are required for 56 hours per week and are paid $10.00 per hour. 5 Monthly rent, which includes utilities, is $1,500. 6 Business insurance is purchased at a cost of $1,000 per year. 7 Advertising costs are expected to be $6,000 per year.

1. Calculate how many cupcakes need to be sold in order to make a $50,000 target profit for the year.

2. Prepare a cash budget for the company’s first year of operations based on the sales calculated in item.

3. Assume all sales are cash sales and that all costs and expenses are paid in cash. You decide to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5,000.