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The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. sells a wide variety of beverages and snack foods.
The Bobcat Beverage Co., Inc. Sales Forecast for Sept. to Nov., 2021
Sales Revenue (all Sales are on Credit)
September
October
November
$800,000
$900,000
$980,000
Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc
Balance Sheet
As of August 31, 2021
Assets:
Liabilities:
Cash
$ 25,800
Accounts payable
$ 81,859
Accounts receivable
595,000
Sales commissions payable
59,500
Inventory
50,688
Advertising Expense Payable
__ 121,250
Prepaid Insurance
27,500
Income taxes payable
__ 22,000
Current assets
$ 698,988
Dividends payable
0
Current liabilities
$ 284,609
Property, Plant & Equipment
Long-term debt
220,000
Land
100,000
Plant & Equipment
300,000
Stockholders' equity
Accumulated depreciation
(100,000)
Common stock
$ 89,500
Retained earnings
404,879
Total assets
$ 998,988
Total SE & Liabilities
$ 998,988
Policies and Plans used by The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc., in budgeting
All Sales are on Credit. Sales are collected 24% in the month of sale and 76% in the month following sale.
Cost of goods sold is budgeted to be 44% of sales.
The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. plans to end each month with inventory levels equal to 8% of the next months cost of sales.
The company pays for 78% of the purchases of merchandise in the month of the purchase and 22% in the following month.
The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. pays a sales commission of 6.5% on all sales. The selling commission is paid in the month after the salesmen earn the commission.
The company believes that advertising expense is a mixed cost. Based on an analysis of data from previous years, they determine that the best estimate of advertising expense is 17.5% of sales plus $60,000.
The company pays all of its advertising expense in the month AFTER it is incurred.
The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. estimates its general and administrative expenses to be equal to 15% of budgeted sales plus $60,000. The general and administrative expenses are paid in the month in which they are incurred.
Depreciation is $10,000 per month on the property, plant and equipment owned on August 31, 2021 for the period of this budget.
On July 31, 2021, the company purchased and paid cash of $30,000 for a twelve-month policy covering the period August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022 and recorded the cost in Prepaid Insurance.
On September 15, 2021, the company purchased Land for $130,000, paying cash.
The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. records interest expense and accrues interest payable at the rate of 1% per month (simple interest) based on the beginning balance of Long-Term Debt for that month. The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. will pay interest in the month it is incurred.
The Bobcat Beverage Company must maintain a minimum cash balance of $25,000. If it must borrow any funds, it must borrow in $1,000 increments. Any excess cash will be used to pay down long-term debt. The company may either borrow funds or repay funds, but not both in the same month.
The Bobcat Beverage Company, Inc. records income tax expense and accrues income tax payable monthly using a 25% estimated tax rate. Income taxes are paid in the month AFTER they are incurred.
The company will declare a cash dividend on September 20, 2021 for $25,000. The cash dividend will be paid on October 15, 2021. No other dividends were declared or paid.
From the information given please make income statements for September and october and give
Ending Balance of Long-Term Debt for September and October
Ending Balance of Retained Earnings for September and October
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