Question

Brighton, Inc., manufactures kitchen tiles. The company recently expanded, and the controller believes that it will need to borrow cash to continue operations. It began negotiating for a one-month bank loan of $600,000 starting May 1. The bank would charge interest at the rate of 1.25 percent per month and require the company to repay interest and principal on May 31. In considering the loan, the bank requested a projected income statement and cash budget for May.The following information is available:• The company budgeted sales at 600,000 units per month in April, June, and July and at 500,000 units in May. The selling price is $4 per unit.• The inventory of finished goods on April 1 was 120,000 units. The finished goods inventory at the end of each month equals 20 percent of sales anticipated for the following month. There is no work in process.• The inventory of raw materials on April 1 was 58,000 pounds. At the end of each month, the raw materials inventory equals no less than 40 percent of production requirements for the following month. The company purchases materials in quantities of 64,500 pounds per shipment.• Selling expenses are 10 percent of gross sales. Administrative expenses, which include depreciation of $2,000 per month on office furniture and fixtures, total $155,000 per month.• The manufacturing budget for tiles, based on normal production of 500,000 units per month, follows: Materials (0.25 pound per tile, 125,000 pounds, $4 per pound) $ 500,000 Labor 390,000 Variable overhead 180,000 Fixed overhead (includes depreciation of $200,000) 390,000 Total $ 1,460,000Required:(a) Prepare schedules computing inventory budgets by months for(1) Production in units for April, May, and June. (2) Raw materials purchases in pounds for April and May.(b) Prepare a projected income statement for May. Cost of goods sold should equal the variable manufacturing cost per unit times the number of units sold plus the total fixed manufacturing cost budgeted for the period. When calculating net sales assume cash discounts of 1% and bad debt expense of 0.50%.

Answer 1

Answer:

Brighton, Inc.

a) Schedules Computing Inventory Budgets by months

a1) for Production:

                                          April           May          June       Total

Beginning Inventory     120,000    100,000      120,000        120,000

Units Produced            500,000   500,000     500,000     1,500,000

Inventory available      620,000   600,000     620,000     1,620,000

Less Ending Inventory 100,000    120,000      120,000        120,000

Units sold                    520,000    480,000     500,000    1,500,000

a2) Raw Materials Purchases in pounds

                                                   April           May

Ending inventory                    50,000        50,000

Raw materials required        125,000       125,000

Raw materials available        175,000       175,000

Beginning Inventory              58,000        50,000

Purchases                            117,000        125,000

Purchases value $4 per pound $468,000    $500,000

b) Projected Income Statement for May:

Net Sales                                                          $1,970,000

Cost of goods sold:

Finished Beginning Inventory $480,000

Cost of production                   1,460,000

less closing inventory                480,000       $1,460,000

Gross profit                                                        $510,000

Selling expenses                    $200,000

Administrative expenses          155,000         $355,000

Net Income                                                      $155,000

Explanation:

a)    Sales =                             $2,000,000

less cash discounts (1%)            ($20,000)

less bad debts expense (0.5%) ($10,000)

Net Sales =                             $1,970,000

c) Sales Budget

                         April           May            June             July              Total

Sales units   600,000     500,000      600,000       600,000       2,300,000

Sales value$2,400,000 $2,000,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000$9,200,000

d) Cost of Production:

                                                      May  

Cost of raw materials used   $500,000

Labor                                        390,000

Variable overhead                    180,000

Fixed overhead                       390,000

Total                                    $1,460,000

e) Budgets are financial tools to forecast an entity's projections for sales, production, expenses, and cash balances.  They help to anticipate developments ahead of time in order to plan for them and to prepare for unanticipated occurrences.