ABC Company is preparing budgets for the third quarter ending Sept 30, 2019. Budgeted sales...

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ABC Company is preparing budgets for the third quarter ending Sept 30, 2019. Budgeted sales for the next five months are;

July 20,681 units

Aug 50,020 units

Sept 30,150 units

Oct 25,309 units

Nov 15,000 units

The selling price is $15 per unit. All sales are on account. ABCs collection pattern is 60% collected in the month of sale and remaining amount in the month following sale.

The June 30 Accounts Receivable balance of $50,000 will be collected in full.

The management at ABC Company wants ending Finished Goods Inventory to be equal to 25% of the following months budgeted sales in units. At ABC Company, five pounds of material are required per unit of product. Management wants materials on hand at the end of each month equal to 15% of the following months production. Material cost is $0.50 per pound.

30% of a months purchases is paid for in the month of purchase and the remainder is paid in the following month. The June 30 Accounts Payable balance is $20,000.

At ABC, each unit of product requires 0.06 hours (3.6 minutes) of direct labor. The company has a no layoff policy and in exchange for the no layoff policy, workers agree to a wage rate of $15 per hour regardless of the hours worked (no overtime pay). For the next three months, the direct labor workforce will be paid for a minimum of 2,000 hours per month.

At ABC, manufacturing overhead is applied to units of product on the basis of direct labor hours. The variable manufacturing overhead rate is $25 per direct labor hour. Fixed manufacturing overhead is $40,000 per month and includes $10,000 of non-cash costs.

At ABC, the selling and administrative expenses budget is divided into variable and fixed components. The variable selling and administrative expenses are $0.55 per unit sold. Fixed selling and administrative expenses are $60,000 per month. The fixed selling and administrative expenses include $15,000 in costs that are not cash outflows of the current month.

The company:

Has a July 1 cash balance of $55,000

Maintains a minimum cash balance of $35,000

Borrows on the first day of the month and repays loans on the last day of the quarter

Maintains a 12% open line of credit for $95,000

Pays a cash dividend of $45,000 in Aug

Cash purchases of equipment, $155,200 in July and $54,800 in Sept, respectively

ABC reported the following account balances prior to preparing its budgeted financial statements:

Land - $65,000

Equipment - $180,000

Ordinary shares - $195,000

Retained earnings - $X*

*This Retained earnings figure will be the amount needed to balance off your balance sheet on June 30th i.e. the closing balances on June 30th before you step into the third quarter.

Requirements:

With the information provided, assist ABC to prepare the following budgets for the third quarter of the year:

1. Expected Cash Disbursements for Materials

2. Direct Labour Budget

3. Manufacturing Overhead Budget

4. Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget

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