You have been hired as a management trainee by Cravat Sales Company, a nationwide distributor of a designer$$s silk ties. The company has an exclusive franchise on the distribution of the ties, and sales have grown so rapidly over the last few years that it has become necessary to add new members to the management team. You have been given responsibility for all planning and budgeting. Your first assignment is to prepare a master budget for the next three months, starting April $1.$ You are anxious to make favorable impression on the President and have assembled the information below.

The company desires a minimum ending cash balance each month of $$10,000.$ The ties are sold to retailers for $$8$ each. Recent and forecasted sales in units are as follows:

January $($actual$).................20,000$ June....................... $60,000$

February $($actual$)...............24,000$ July........................ $40,000$

March $($actual$)...................28,000$ August.................... $36,000$

April $.................................35,000$ September............... $32,000$

May $..................................45,000$

The large buildup in sales before and during June is due to Father$$s day. Ending inventories are to equal $90\%$ of the next month$$s sales in units. The ties cost the company $$5$ each. Purchases are paid for as follows: $50\%$ in the month of purchase and the remaining $50\%$ in the following month. All sales are on credit, with no discounts, and payable within $15$ days. The company has found, however, that only $25\%$ of a month$$s sales are collected by month$-$end. An additional $50\%$ is collected in the following month, and the remaining $25\%$ is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.

The company$$s monthly operating expenses are given below:

Variable:

Sales commissions........................... $$1$ per tie

Fixed:

Wages and salaries............................ $$22,000$

Utilities $.............................................$ $$14,000$

Insurance $..........................................$ $$1,200$

Depreciation...................................... $$1,500$

Miscellaneous.................................... $$3,000$

All operating expenses are paid during the month, in cash, with the exception of depreciation and insurance expired. Equipment will be purchased during May for $$25,000$ cash. The company declares dividends of $$12,000$ each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter. The company$$s balance sheet at March $31$ is given below:

Assets

Cash.............................................................................. $$14,000$

Accounts receivable $($$$48,000$ February sales;

$$168,000$ March sales$)................................................$ $$216,000$

Inventory $(31,500$ units$)..............................................$$$157,500$

Prepaid Insurance......................................................... $$14,400$

Fixed assets, net of depreciation................................. $$172,700$

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Total assets.................................................................. $$574,600$

Liabilities and Stockholder$$s Equity

Accounts payable........................................................ $$85,750$

Dividends payable....................................................... $$12,000$

Capital stock...............................................................$$300,000$

Retained Earnings.......................................................$$176,850$

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Total liabilities and stockholder$$s equity....................$$574,600$

The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $$1,000$ at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is $1\%$ per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible $($in increments of $$1,000),$ while still retaining at least $$10,000$ in cash.

Required:

Using Excel and the dedicated file on D$2$L$,$ prepare a master budget for the three$-$month period ending June $30.$ Show the budget for each month and the quarter. Include the following detailed budgets:

A sales budget

A schedule of expected cash collections from sales

A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars

A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases

A cash budget

A budgeted income statement for the three$-$month period ending June $30.$ Use the contribution approach.

A budgeted balance sheet as of June $30.$