Problem 1
WATERWAYS CONTINUING PROBLEM:
Waterways Corporation is preparing its budget for the coming year, 2016. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. Waterways gathered the following information from the managers.
Sales 
Unit sales for November 2016                                         112,500
Unit sales for December 2016                                         102,083
Expected unit sales for January 2017                              113,333
Expected unit sales for February 2017                            112,500
Expected unit sales for March 2017                                116,667
Expected unit sales for April 2017                                  125,000
Expected unit sales for May 2017                                   137,500
Unit selling price                                                                  $12
Waterways likes to keep 10% of the next month's unit sales in ending inventory. All sales are on account. 85% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month of sale, and 15% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month after sale. Accounts receivable on December 31, 2016, totaled $183,780.
Direct Materials
Item__                                    Amount used per unit                          Inventory, Dec. 31 
Metal                                   1 lb @ 58¢ per lb.                           5,177.5     lbs
Plastic                                12 oz @ 6¢ per oz                           3,883.125 lbs
Rubber                                 4 oz @ 5¢ per oz                           1,294.375 lbs 
                                               2 lbs per unit                            10,355.0     lbs
Metal, plastic, and rubber together are 75¢ per pound per unit.
Waterways likes to keep 5% of the materials needed for the next month in its ending inventory. Payment for materials is made within 15 days. 50% is paid in the month of purchase, and 50% is paid in the month after purchase. Accounts Payable on December 31, 2016, totaled $120,595. Raw Materials on December 31, 2016, totaled 11, 295 pounds.
Direct Labor
Labor requires 12 minutes per unit for completion and is paid at a rate of $8 per hour.
Manufacturing Overhead 
Indirect materials                                                  30¢ per labor hour
Indirect labor                                                        50¢ per labor hour
Utilities                                                                45¢ per labor hour
Maintenance                                                         25¢ per labor hour
Salaries                                                   $42,000 per month
Depreciation                                            $16,800 per month
Property taxes                                           $2,675 per month
Insurance                                                  $1,200 per month
Janitorial                                                   $1,300 per month
Selling and Administrative
Variable selling and administrative cost per unit is $1.60.
Advertising                                                 $15,000 a month
Insurance                                                     $1,400 a month
Salaries                                                      $72,000 a month
Depreciation                                                 $2,500 a month
Other fixed costs                                          $3,000 a month
Other Information 
The Cash balance on December 31, 2016, totaled $100,500, but management has decided it would like to maintain a cash balance of at least $800,000 beginning on January 31, 2017. Dividends are paid each month at the rate of $2.50 per share for 5,000 shares outstanding. The company has an open line of credit with Romney's Bank. The terms of the agreement requires borrowing to be in $1,000 increments at 8% interest. Waterways borrows on the first day of the month and repays on the last day of the month. A $500,000 equipment purchase is planned for February.
Instructions 
For the first quarter of 2017, do the following.
(a)     Prepare a sales budget.
(b)     Prepare a production budget.
(c)     Prepare a direct materials budget.
(d)     Prepare a direct labor budget. (For calculations, round to the nearest hour.)
(e)     Prepare a manufacturing overhead budget. (Round amounts to the nearest dollar.)
(f)      Prepare a selling and administrative budget.
(g)     Prepare a schedule for expected cash collections from customers.
(h)     Prepare a schedule for expected payments for materials purchases.
(i)      Prepare a cash budget.
Problem 2
Waterways Corporation is continuing its budget preparations. Waterways had the following static budget and overhead costs for March.
Waterways Corporation                                                Waterways Corporation
Manufacturing Overhead Budget (Static)                      Manufacturing Overhead Costs (Actual)
For the Month of March                                                For the Month of March
Budgeted production in units            117,500                  Production in units                     118,500
Budgeted costs                                                            Costs
Indirect materials                        $ 5,875                        Indirect materials                 $  5,910
Indirect labor                               14,100                        Indirect labor                         14,195
Utilities                                        11,750                        Utilities                                  11,880
Maintenance                                 8, 225                        Maintenance                            8,275
Salaries                                       42,000                        Salaries                                 42,000
Depreciation                                16,800                        Depreciation                          16,800
Property taxes                              3,000                        Property taxes                        3,000
Insurance                                      1,200                        Insurance                                1,200
Janitorial                                       1,500                        Janitorial                                 1,500
Total budgeted costs                     $104,450                  Total costs                              $104,760
Waterways produced 118,500 units in March rather than the budgeted number of units.
Instructions
(a)     Prepare a flexible overhead budget based on the following amounts produced.
(1)    115,500 units
(2)    116,500 units
(3)    117,500 units
(4)    118,500 units
(5)    119,500 units
(b)     Prepare a flexible budget report showing the differences (favorable and unfavorable) in manufacturing overhead costs for the month of March.
(c)     Prepare a responsibility report for the manufacturing overhead for March, assuming only variable costs are controllable.