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Cash Budget

The controller of Dash Shoes Inc. instructs you to prepare amonthly cash budget for the next three months. You are presentedwith the following budget information:

March April May
Sales $148,000 $189,000 $238,000
Manufacturing costs 62,000 81,000 86,000
Selling and administrative expenses 43,000 51,000 52,000
Capitalexpenditures _ _

57,000

The company expects to sell about 12% of its merchandise forcash. Of sales on account, 65% are expected to be collected in themonth following the sale and the remainder the following month(second month following sale). Depreciation, insurance, andproperty tax expense represent $10,000 of the estimated monthlymanufacturing costs. The annual insurance premium is paid in July,and the annual property taxes are paid in November. Of theremainder of the manufacturing costs, 75% are expected to be paidin the month in which they are incurred and the balance in thefollowing month.

Current assets as of March 1 include cash of $56,000, marketablesecurities of $80,000, and accounts receivable of $171,300($130,000 from February sales and $41,300 from January sales).Sales on account for January and February were $118,000 and$130,000, respectively. Current liabilities as of March 1 include a$74,000, 12%, 90-day note payable due May 20 and $10,000 ofaccounts payable incurred in February for manufacturing costs. Allselling and administrative expenses are paid in cash in the periodthey are incurred. It is expected that $4,400 in dividends will bereceived in March. An estimated income tax payment of $23,000 willbe made in April. Dash Shoes' regular quarterly dividend of $10,000is expected to be declared in April and paid in May. Managementdesires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $44,000.

Required:

1. Prepare a monthly cash budget and supportingschedules for March, April, and May. Input all amounts as positivevalues except overall cash decrease and deficiency which should beindicated with a minus sign. Assume 360 days per year for interestcalculations.

Dash Shoes Inc.
Cash Budget
For the Three Months Ending May31, 2016
March April May
Estimated cash receipts from:
Cash sales $ $ $
Collection of accounts receivable
Dividends
Total cash receipts $ $ $
Estimated cash payments for:
Manufacturing costs $ $ $
Selling and administrative expenses
Capital expenditures
Other purposes:
Note payable (including interest)
Income tax
Dividends
Total cash payments $ $ $
Cash increase or (decrease) $ $ $
Cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at end of month $ $ $
Minimum cash balance
Excess or (deficiency) $ $ $

2. The budget indicates that the minimum cashbalance be maintained in May. This situation canbe corrected by and/or by the ofthe marketable securities, if they are held for such purposes. Atthe end of March and April, the cash balancewill the minimum desired balance.

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Beverley Smith
Beverley SmithLv2
28 Sep 2019

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