Randall Company is a merchandising company that sells a single product. The company’s inventories, production, and sales in units for the next three months have been forecasted as follows:
October November December
Beginning inventory…………… 10,000 10,000 10,000
Merchandise Purchases 60,000 70,000 35,000
Sales 60,000 70,000 40,000
Ending Inventory 10,000 10,000 5,000
Units are sold for $12 each. One fourth of all sales are paid for in the month of sale and the balance is paid in the following month. Accounts receivable at sept 30 totaled $450,000.
Merchandise is purchase for $7 per unit. Half of the purchase are paid for in the month of the purchase and the remainder is paid in the month following purchase. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to total $120,000 each month. One half of these expenses will be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance will be paid in the following month. There is no depreciation. Accounts payable at sept 30 totaled $290,000.
Cash at sept 30 totaled $80,000. A payment of $300,000 for purchase of equipment is scheduled for Nov, and a dividend of $200,000 is to be paid in Dec.
REQUIRED:
Prepare a cash budget in good form for each of the months, Oct, Nov and December. There is no minimum required ending cash balance.
