[moonkhan]

:(:(During the last week of August, Oneida Company’s owner approaches the bank for an $102,000 loan to be made on September 2 and repaid on November 30 with annual interest of 17%, for an interest cost of $4,335. The owner plans to increase the store’s inventory by $80,000 during September and needs the loan to pay for inventory acquisitions. The bank’s loan officer needs more information about Oneida’s ability to repay the loan and asks the owner to forecast the store’s November 30 cash position. On September 1, Oneida is expected to have a $4,500 cash balance, $148,000 of accounts receivable, and $121,000 of accounts payable. Its budgeted sales, merchandise purchases, and various cash disbursements for the next three months follow:



Budgeted Figures*
September
October
November

Sales
$280,000
$485,000
$520,000

Merchandise purchases
235,000
225,000
192,000

Cash disbursements




Payroll
20,400
22,050
24,100

Rent
12,000
12,000
12,000

Other cash expenses
34,000
30,400
21,150

Repayment of bank loan


102,000

Interest on the bank loan


4,335


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* Operations began in August; August sales were $245,000 and purchases were $100,000.


The budgeted September merchandise purchases include the inventory increase. All sales are on account. Company experience is that 23% of credit sales is collected in the month of the sale, 47% in the month following the sale, 19% in the second month, 7% in the third, and the remainder is uncollectible. Applying these percents to the August credit sales, for example, shows that $115,150 of the $245,000 will be collected in September, $46,550 in October, and $17,150 in November. All merchandise is purchased on credit; 50% of the balance is paid in the month following a purchase, and the remaining 50% is paid in the second month. For example, of the $100,000 August purchases, $50,000 will be paid in September and $50,000 in October.


Required:

Prepare a cash budget for September, October, and November for Oneida Company. :(:confused:

[Kforever]

How did you determine payroll?