Prepare a cash budget in columnar form


Prepare a cash budget for 2 months....

Hass Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2011 are:

                                                  January February
Sales                                         $350,000  $400,000
Direct material purchases              110,000  130,000
Direct labor                                    90,000  100,000
Manufacturing overhead                  70,000    75,000
Selling and administrative expenses 79,000    86,000

All sales are on account. Collections are expected to be 50% in the month of sales, 30% in the first month following the sales, and 20% in the second month following the sale. Sixty percent (60%) of direct materials purchases are paid in cash in the month of purchase, and the balance due is paid in the month following the purchase. All other items above are paid in the month incurred except for selling and administrative expenses that include $1,000 of depreciation per month.

Other data:

1. Credit sales: November 2010, $260,000; December 2010, $320,000.

2. Purchases of direct materials: December 31, $100,000.

3. Other receipts: January -Collection of December 31, 2010, notes receivable $15,000; February-Proceeds from sales of securities $6,000

4. Other disbursement: February-Withdrawal of $5,000 cash for personal use of owner, Dewey Yeager:

The Company's cash balance on January 1, 2011, is expected to be $60,000. The Company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $50,000.

Instructions:

(a) Prepare schedules for (1) expected collections from customers and (2) expected payments for direct materials purchases.

(b) Prepare a cash budget for January and February in columnar form.

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