Prepare a merchandise purchases budget showing how many


Prepare a Financial Report by using the following Data:

1) The Alec Corporation sells inflatable pools. On June 30, there were 105 pools in ending inventory, and accounts receivable had a balance of $12,000. Sales of inflatable pools (in units) have been budgeted at the following levels for the upcoming months:

Accounts receivable, June 30 $12,000
Number of pools budgeted to be sold in July  350
Number of pools budgeted to be sold in August  420
Number of pools budgeted to be sold in September  370
Number of pools budgeted to be sold in October 300

The company has a policy that the ending inventory of inflatable pools should be equal to 30% of the number of pools to be sold in the following month. The Outdoor Leisure Store sells the inflatable pools for $100 each. The company's collection history shows that 30% of the sales in a month are paid for by customers in the month of sale, while the remainder is collected in the following month.

Required:

a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget showing how many pools should be purchased in each of the months including July, August, and September.

b. Prepare a cash collections budget for each of the months including July, August, and September.

Part a.



Merchandise Purchases Budget July August September October
Budgeted unit sales



Desired ending inventory (30% of next month's sales)



Total needs



Less beginning inventory



Required purchases








Part b.



Cash Collections Budget



Budgeted unit sales



Selling price per unit



Budgeted sales



Accounts receivable, June 30



July sales



August sales



Ssplember sales



Total cash collections



 

 

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