Hancock Company, a merchandising company, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data...

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Hancock Company, a merchandising company, prepares its masterbudget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembledto assist in preparation of the master budget for the secondquarter.

a.

As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company’sbalance sheet showed the following account balances:

  Cash$13,100
  Accounts receivable55,800
  Inventory18,620
  Buildings and equipment (net)135,000
  Accounts payable$47,000
  Common stock115,000
  Retained earnings60,520
$222,520$222,520
b.Actual and budgeted sales are as follows:
  December(actual)$ 93,000   
  January$ 133,000   
  February$ 194,000   
  March$ 102,000   
   April$ 100,000   
c.

Sales are 40% for cash and 60% on credit. All payments on creditsales are collected in the month following the sale. The accountsreceivable at December 31 are a result of December creditsales.

d.The company's gross margin percentage is 30% of sales. (Inother words, cost of goods sold is 70% of sales.)
e.

Each month's ending inventory should equal 20% of the followingmonth's budgeted cost of goods sold.

f.

One-quarter of a month's inventory purchases is paid for in themonth of purchase; the other three- quarters is paid for in thefollowing month. The accounts payable at December 31 are the resultof December purchases of inventory.

g.

Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, $27,500; rent,$4,150; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 8% of sales.Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $4,050for the quarter and includes depreciation on new assets acquiredduring the quarter.

h.

Equipment will be acquired for cash: $5,330 in January and$9,600 in February.

i.

Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of$7,000 at the end of each month. The company has an agreement witha local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of$1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balanceof $50,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, andfor simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. Thecompany would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plusaccumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:
Using the data above, complete the followingstatements and schedules for the second quarter:
1.Schedule of expected cash collections:

               

2a.

Merchandise purchases budget.

     

         

2b.

Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandisepurchases:

*Beginning balance of the accounts payable.
3.Schedule of expected cash disbursements for selling andadministrative expenses:
4.

Cash budget. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interestshould be indicated by a minus sign.)

5.

Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarterending March 31. (Losses should be indicated by a minussign.)

6.

Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.(Round youranswers to the nearest whole number.)

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Please give positive ratings so I can keep answering Thanks I really need your upvote Sales Budget December January February March Total April Note Budgeted Sales Revenue 9300000 13300000 19400000 10200000 42900000 10000000 A Cash sale is 40 3720000 5320000 7760000 4080000 17160000 4000000 BA40 Credit sale is 60 5580000 7980000 11640000 6120000 25740000 6000000 CA60 Collection Budget January February March Total Cash sale 5320000 7760000 4080000 17160000 B Credit sale 5580000 7980000 11640000 25200000 DC of previous month For January take from Balance Sheet Total Scheduled Collections 10900000 15740000 15720000 42360000 EBD Cost of Goods Sold December January February March Total April Budgeted Cost of Goods    See Answer
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