Milo Company manufactures beach umbrellas. The company is preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter...
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Milo Company manufactures beach umbrellas. The company is preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter and has assembled the following information to assist in the budget preparation:
The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in units):
The selling price of the beach umbrellas is $12 per unit.
July
40,500
October
30,500
August
91,000
November
17,000
September
60,000
December
17,500
All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern:
30
%
in the month of sale
65
%
in the month following sale
5
%
uncollectible
Sales for June totaled $480,000.
The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 15% of the following months sales. This requirement will be met at the end of June.
Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden, a material that is sometimes hard to acquire. Therefore, the company requires that the ending inventory of Gilden be equal to 50% of the following months production needs. The inventory of Gilden on hand at the beginning and end of the quarter will be:
June 30
96,150
feet
September 30
?
feet
Gilden costs $0.60 per foot. One-half of a months purchases of Gilden is paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable on July 1 for purchases of Gilden during June will be $52,890.
2. Prepare a production budget for each of the months JulyOctober.
Production Budget
July
August
September
Quarter
Budgeted Unit Sales
Total Needs
Required production in units
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