Triple-F Health Club (Family, Fitness, and Fun) is a not-for-profit, family-oriented health club. The club’s board of directors is developing plans to acquire more equipment and expand club facilities. The board plans to purchase about $25,000 of new equipment each year and wants to establish a fund to purchase the adjoining property in four or five years. The adjoining property has a market value of about $300,000.

The club manager, Jane Crowe, is concerned that the board has unrealistic goals in light of the club’s recent financial performance. She has sought the help of a club member with an accounting background to assist her in preparing a report to the board supporting her concerns. The member reviewed the club’s records, including this cash-basis income statement:

∙ Other financial information as of October 31, 2023:

∙ Cash in checking account, $7,000.

∙ Petty cash, $300.

∙ Outstanding mortgage balance, $360,000.

∙ Accounts payable arising from invoices for supplies and utilities that are unpaid as of October 31, 2023, and due in November 2023, $2,500.

∙ No other unpaid bills existed on October 31, 2023.

∙ The club purchased $25,000 worth of exercise equipment during the current fiscal year. Cash of $10,000 was paid on delivery, with the balance due on October 1. This amount had not been paid as of October 31, 2023. An additional $25,000 (cash) of equipment purchases is planned for the coming year.

∙ The club began operations in 2022 in rental quarters. In October 2022, it purchased its current property (land and building) for $600,000, paying $120,000 down and agreeing to pay $30,000 plus 9% interest annually on the unpaid loan balance each November 1, starting November 1, 2023. 

∙ Membership rose 3% in 2023. The club has experienced approximately this same annual growth rate since it opened, and this rate is expected to continue in the future.

∙ Membership fees increased by 15% in 2023. The board has tentative plans to increase these fees by 10% in 2024.

∙ Lesson and class fees have not been increased for three years. The board policy is to encourage classes and lessons by keeping the fees low. The members have taken advantage of this policy, and the number of classes and lessons has increased significantly each year. The club expects the percentage growth experienced in 2023 to be repeated in 2024.

∙ Miscellaneous revenues are expected to grow at the same rate as in 2023.

∙ Operating expenses expected to increase:

∙ Hourly wage rates and the manager’s salary: 15%.

∙ Towels and supplies, utilities, and miscellaneous expenses: 25%.

Required

1. Prepare a cash budget for 2024 for the Triple-F Health Club.

2. Identify any operating problems that this budget discloses for the Triple-F Health Club. Explain your answer.

3. Is Jane Crowe’s concern that the board’s goals are unrealistic justified? Explain your answer.

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TRIPLE-F HEALTH CLUB Income Statement (Cash Basis) For Years Ended October 31 2023 2022 Cash revenues: $355,000 234,000 2,000 $591,000 Annual membership fees $300,000 Lesson and class fees 180,000 Miscellaneous 1,500 $481,500 Total cash revenues Cash expenses: Manager's salary and benefits Regular employees' wages and benefits Lesson and class employees' wages and benefits Towels and supplies Utilities (heat and light) Mortgage interest $36,000 $36,000 190,000 190,000 195,000 16,000 150,000 15,500 15,000 37,800 22,000 35,100 Miscellaneous 2,000 $ 496.1 1,500 $ 445.8 $35,700 Total cash expenditures Increase in cash $94,900