Problem: Terry’s Equipment Center has been organized to sell a line of lawn and garden equipment. The company began operations on January 1 with the following assets:
Cash $14,000
Inventory 29,000
Land 31,000
Buildings and equipment $250,000
(useful life 20 years, no residual value, of which $210,000 relates to selling and $40,000 to general and administrative activities)
Sales for January, February, and March (i.e., the first quarter) are expected to be $140,000; they are expected to be $280,000 for the next three months, and $325,000 for the three months after that. Certain expenses are expected to vary with sales as follows:
Percent of Sales Dollars
Cost of goods sold 60
Bad debts 2
Variable selling expenses 14
Variable administrative expenses 5
Other expenses not expected to vary with sales:
Selling $25,000 per quarter
Administrative 18,550 per quarter
Depreciation 3,125 per quarter
Required:
Prepare an operating budget for the first and second quarters of operations for Terry’s Equipment Center.