Problem 8-27 Completing a Master Budget [LO8-2, LO8-4, LO8-7, LO8-8, LO8-9, LO8-10] Please anaswer ASAP having so much trouble.

The following data relate to the operations of Shilow Company, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods:

Current assets as of March 31:
Cash	$	8,600
Accounts receivable	$	24,400
Inventory	$	46,200
Building and equipment, net	$	118,800
Accounts payable	$	27,675
Capital stock	$	150,000
Retained earnings	$	20,325

a.	The gross margin is 25% of sales.
b.	Actual and budgeted sales data:

March (actual)

$61,000

April

$77,000

May

$82,000

June

$107,000

July

$58,000

c.

Sales are 60% for cash and 40% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.

d.

Each months ending inventory should equal 80% of the following months budgeted cost of goods sold.

e.

One-half of a months inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable at March 31 are the result of March purchases of inventory.

f.

Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, 12% of sales; rent, $3,400 per month; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 6% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $891 per month (includes depreciation on new assets).

g.

Equipment costing $2,600 will be purchased for cash in April.

h.

Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $4,000 at the end of each month. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $20,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:
Using the data above:
1.	Complete the following schedule.

Required: Using the data above: Complete the following schedule. Schedule of Expected Cash Collections April $ 46,200 May June Quarter Cash sales Credit sales Total collections 24,400 $ 70,600 2. Complete the following Merchandise Purchases Budget April May June Quarter Budgeted cost of goods sold $ 57,750 Add desired ending inventory Total needs Less beginning inventory Required purchases 49,200 46,200