Ellis Electronics Companys actual sales and purchases for April and May are shown here, along with forecasted
Question:
Ellis Electronics Company’s actual sales and purchases for April and May are shown here, along with forecasted sales and purchases for June through September.
Sales | Purchases | |
April (actual) | $510,000 | $149,000 |
May (actual) | 490,000 | 139,000 |
June (forecast) | 465,000 | 139,000 |
July (forecast) | 465,000 | 199,000 |
August (forecast) | 480,000 | 219,000 |
September (forecast) | 520,000 | 189,000 |
The company makes 40 percent of its sales for cash and 60 percent on credit. Of the credit sales, 40 percent are collected in the month after the sale and 60 percent are collected two months after. Ellis pays for 40 percent of its purchases in the month after purchase and 60 percent two months after.
Labour expense equals 30 percent of the current month's sales. Overhead expense equals $13,900 per month. Interest payments of $39,500 are due in June and September. A cash dividend of $59,500 is scheduled to be paid in June. Tax payments of $26,900 are due in June and September. There is a scheduled capital outlay of $490,000 in September.
Ellis Electronics' ending cash balance in May is $29,500. The minimum desired cash balance is $24,500.
a. Prepare a schedule of monthly cash receipts for June through September.
Ellis Electronics Cash Receipts Schedule | ||||||||||||
April | May | June | July | August | September | |||||||
Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||
Credit sales | ||||||||||||
Cash sales | ||||||||||||
Collections in month after sale | ||||||||||||
Collections second month after sale | ||||||||||||
Total cash receipts | ||||||||||||
b. Prepare the monthly cash payments for June through September.
Ellis Electronics | ||||||||||||
April | May | June | July | August | September | |||||||
Purchases | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||
Payments in the month after purchase | ||||||||||||
Payments second month after purchase | ||||||||||||
Labour expense | ||||||||||||
Overhead | ||||||||||||
Interest payments | ||||||||||||
Cash dividend | ||||||||||||
Taxes | ||||||||||||
Capital outlay | ||||||||||||
Total cash payments | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||
c. Prepare a complete monthly cash budget with borrowing and repayments for June through September. The maximum desired cash balance is $51,900. Excess cash (above $51,900) is used to buy marketable securities. Marketable securities are sold before borrowing funds in case of a cash shortfall (less than $24,500). (Do not leave any empty spaces; input a 0 wherever it is required. Negative answers and amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Ellis Electronics | ||||
June | July | August | September | |
Cash receipts | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Cash payments | ||||
Net cash flow | ||||
Beginning cash balance | ||||
Cumulative cash balance | ||||
Monthly borrowing or (repayment) | ||||
Cumulative loan balance | ||||
Marketable securities purchased | ||||
Marketable securities sold | ||||
Cumulative marketable securities | ||||
Ending cash balance | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025518
2nd edition
Authors: Stacey Whitecotton, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips