As a preliminary to requesting budget estimates of sales, costs, and expenses for the fiscal year beginning

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As a preliminary to requesting budget estimates of sales, costs, and expenses for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2011, the following tentative trial balance as of December 31, 2010, is prepared by the Accounting Department of Webster Publishing Co.:

$ 118,600 232,400 148,900 32,700 52,500 4,000 580,000 Cash. Accounts Receivable. Finished Goods. Work in Process. Materi

Factory output and sales for 2011 are expected to total 32,000 units of product, which are to be sold at $100 per unit. The quantities and costs of the inventories at December 31, 2011, are expected to remain unchanged from the balances at the beginning of the year.
Budget estimates of manufacturing costs and operating expenses for the year are summarized as follows:

As a preliminary to requesting budget estimates

Balances of accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable at the end of the year are not expected to differ significantly from the beginning balances. Federal income tax of $280,000 on 2011 taxable income will be paid during 2011. Regular quarterly cash dividends of $1.50 a share are expected to be declared and paid in March, June, September, and December on 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding. It is anticipated that fixed assets will be purchased for $170,000 cash in May.


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1. Prepare a budgeted income statement for 2011.
2. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, with supporting calculations.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Accounting

ISBN: 9780538475006

24th Edition

Authors: Carl S Warren, James M Reeve, Jonathan Duchac

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