Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the


The following data relate to the operations of Shilow Company, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods:

 Current assets as of March 31:  
     Cash 8,500  
     Accounts receivable 24,000  
     Inventory 45,600  
  Building and equipment, net 121,200  
  Accounts payable 27,300  
  Capital stock 150,000  
  Retained earnings 22,000  

a. The gross margin is 25% of sales.

b. Actual and budgeted sales data:

 March (actual) $60,000  
  April $76,000  
  May $81,000  
  June $106,000  
  July $57,000  

c. Sales are 60% for cash and 40% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.

d. Each month's ending inventory should equal 80% of the following month's budgeted cost of goods sold.

e. One-half of a month's inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable at March 31 are the result of March purchases of inventory.

f. Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, 12% of sales; rent, $3,300 per month; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 6% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $909 per month (includes depreciation on new assets).

g. Equipment costing $2,500 will be purchased for cash in April.

h. Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $4,000 at the end of each month. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $20,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:

Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ended June 30.

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