1. Cash Budget

   The controller of Bridgeport Housewares Inc. instructs you toprepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You arepresented with the following budget information:

   	September		October		November
   Sales	$118,000		$142,000		$199,000
   Manufacturing costs	50,000		61,000		72,000
   Selling and administrative expenses	41,000		43,000		76,000
   Capital expenditures	_		_		48,000

   The company expects to sell about 10% of its merchandise forcash. Of sales on account, 70% are expected to be collected in themonth following the sale and the remainder the following month(second month following sale). Depreciation, insurance, andproperty tax expense represent $7,000 of the estimated monthlymanufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid inJanuary, and the annual property taxes are paid in December. Of theremainder of the manufacturing costs, 80% are expected to be paidin the month in which they are incurred and the balance in thefollowing month.

   Current assets as of September 1 include cash of $45,000,marketable securities of $64,000, and accounts receivable of$131,200 ($103,000 from July sales and $28,200 from August sales).Sales on account for July and August were $94,000 and $103,000,respectively. Current liabilities as of September 1 include $7,000of accounts payable incurred in August for manufacturing costs. Allselling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the periodthey are incurred. An estimated income tax payment of $17,000 willbe made in October. Bridgeport’s regular quarterly dividend of$7,000 is expected to be declared in October and paid in November.Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of$44,000.

   Required:

   1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supportingschedules for September, October, and November. Input all amountsas positive values except overall cash decrease and deficiencywhich should be indicated with a minus sign. Assume 360 days peryear for interest calculations.

   Bridgeport Housewares Inc.
   Cash Budget
   For the Three Months Ending November 30
   	September	October	November
   Estimated cash receipts from:
   Cash sales	$	$	$
   Collection of accounts receivable
   Total cash receipts	$	$	$
   Less estimated cash payments for:
   Manufacturing costs	$	$	$
   Selling and administrative expenses
   Capital expenditures
   Other purposes:
   Income tax
   Dividends
   Total cash payments	$	$	$
   Cash increase or (decrease)	$	$	$
   Plus cash balance at beginning of month
   Cash balance at end of month	$	$	$
   Less minimum cash balance
   Excess or (deficiency)	$	$	$

   2. On the basis of the cash budget prepared inpart (1), what recommendation should be made to the controller?

   The budget indicates that the minimum cash balance will bemaintained in November. This situation can be corrected by and/orby the    of the marketable securities if they are heldfor such purposes. At the end of September and October, the cashbalance will the minimum desired balance.