Cash Budget The controller of Stanley Yelnats Inc. asks you to prepare a monthly...

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Cash Budget
The controller of Stanley Yelnats Inc. asks you to prepare a monthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presented with the following budget information:
Line Item Description January February March
Sales $140,000 $181,000 $235,000
Manufacturing costs 59,00078,00085,000
Selling and administrative expenses 41,00049,00052,000
Capital expenditures __56,000
The company expects to sell about 12% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 70% are expected to be collected in full in the month following the sale and the remainder in the following month. Depreciation, insurance, and property tax expense represent $9,000 of the estimated monthly manufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in June, and the annual property taxes are paid in October. Of the remainder of the manufacturing costs, 85% are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month. All selling and administrative expenses are paid in the month incurred.
Current assets as of January 1 include cash of $53,000, marketable securities of $76,000, and accounts receivable of $156,600($123,000 from December sales and $33,600 from November sales). Sales on account in November and December were $112,000 and $123,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of January 1 include a $70,000,12%,90-day note payable due March 20 and $9,000 of accounts payable incurred in December for manufacturing costs. It is expected that $4,200 in dividends will be received in January. An estimated income tax payment of $22,000 will be made in February. Stanley Yelnat's regular quarterly dividend of $9,000 is expected to be declared in February and paid in March. Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $41,000.
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1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supporting schedules for January, February, and March. Enter an increase in the month's cash balance or an excess cash amount as a positive number. Enter a decrease in the month's cash balance or a cash deficiency as a negative number. Assume 360 days per year for interest calculations.
Stanley Yelnats Inc.
Cash Budget
For the Three Months Ending March 31
Line Item Description January February March
Estimated cash receipts from:
Cash sales $Cash sales
16,800
$Cash sales
21,720
$Cash sales
28,200
Collections of accounts receivable Collections of accounts receivable
119,700
Collections of accounts receivable
123,140
Collections of accounts receivable
Dividends Dividends
4,200
Dividends
0
Dividends
0
Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts
140,700
$Total cash receipts
144,860
$Total cash receipts
Estimated cash payments for:
Manufacturing costs $Manufacturing costs
$Manufacturing costs
$Manufacturing costs
Selling and administrative expenses Selling and administrative expenses
41,000
Selling and administrative expenses
49,000
Selling and administrative expenses
52,000
Capital expenditures Capital expenditures
0
Capital expenditures
0
Capital expenditures
56,000
Other purposes:
Note payable (including interest) Note payable (including interest)
0
Note payable (including interest)
0
Note payable (including interest)
72,100
Income taxes Income taxes
0
Income taxes
22,000
Income taxes
0
Dividends Dividends
0
Dividends
0
Dividends
9,000
Total cash payments $Total cash payments
$Total cash payments
$Total cash payments
Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease)
$Cash increase (decrease)
$Cash increase (decrease)
Cash balance at beginning of month Cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month
$Cash balance at end of month
$Cash balance at end of month
Minimum cash balance Minimum cash balance
Minimum cash balance
Minimum cash balance
Excess (deficiency) $Excess (deficiency)
$Excess (deficiency)
Excess (deficiency)
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