Exam 8: Flexible Budgets, Standard Costs, and Variance Analysis

Home Corporation will open a new store on January 1. Based on experience from its other retail outlets, Home Corporation is making the following sales projections: Home Corporation estimates that 70% of the credit sales will be collected in the month following the month of sale, with the balance collected in the second month following the month of sale. Based on these data, the balance in accounts receivable on January 31 will be:

Clay Corporation has projected sales and production in units for the second quarter of the coming year as follows: Cash-related production costs are budgeted at $5 per unit produced. Of these production costs, 40% are paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month. Selling and administrative expenses will amount to $100,000 per month. The accounts payable balance on March 31 totals $190,000, which will be paid in April. All units are sold on account for $14 each. Cash collections from sales are budgeted at 60% in the month of sale, 30% in the month following the month of sale, and the remaining 10% in the second month following the month of sale. Accounts receivable on April 1 totaled $500,000 ($90,000 from February's sales and $410,000 from March's sales). Required: a. Prepare a schedule for each month showing budgeted cash disbursements for Clay Corporation. b. Prepare a schedule for each month showing budgeted cash receipts for Clay Corporation.

Axsom Inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 1,300 direct labor-hours will be required in March. The variable overhead rate is $8.90 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $20,020 per month, which includes depreciation of $2,600. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. The predetermined overhead rate for March should be:

A self-imposed budget is a budget that is prepared with the full cooperation and participation of managers at all levels.

Bracken Corporation is a small wholesaler of gourmet food products. Data regarding the store's operations follow: o Sales are budgeted at $330,000 for November, $340,000 for December, and $340,000 for January. O Collections are expected to be 80% in the month of sale, 17% in the month following the sale, and 3% uncollectible. O The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. O The company would like to maintain ending merchandise inventories equal to 70% of the next month's cost of goods sold. Payment for merchandise is made in the month following the purchase. O Other monthly expenses to be paid in cash are $21,800. O Monthly depreciation is $19,000. O Ignore taxes. The cost of December merchandise purchases would be:

Bracken Corporation is a small wholesaler of gourmet food products. Data regarding the store's operations follow: o Sales are budgeted at $330,000 for November, $340,000 for December, and $340,000 for January. O Collections are expected to be 80% in the month of sale, 17% in the month following the sale, and 3% uncollectible. O The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. O The company would like to maintain ending merchandise inventories equal to 70% of the next month's cost of goods sold. Payment for merchandise is made in the month following the purchase. O Other monthly expenses to be paid in cash are $21,800. O Monthly depreciation is $19,000. O Ignore taxes. Expected cash collections in December are:

Poriss Corporation makes and sells a single product called a Yute. The company is in the process of preparing its Selling and Administrative Expense Budget for the last quarter of the year. The following budget data are available: All of these expenses (except depreciation) are paid in cash in the month they are incurred. If the company has budgeted to sell 19,000 Yutes in November, then the total budgeted selling and administrative expenses for November would be:

Skeete Inc. bases its selling and administrative expense budget on the number of units sold. The variable selling and administrative expense is $1.70 per unit. The budgeted fixed selling and administrative expense is $57,720 per month, which includes depreciation of $9,360. The remainder of the fixed selling and administrative expense represents current cash flows. The sales budget shows 3,900 units are planned to be sold in November. Required: Prepare the selling and administrative expense budget for November.

Budgeted sales in Acer Corporation over the next four months are given below: Twenty-five percent of the company's sales are for cash and 75% are on account. Collections for sales on account follow a stable pattern as follows: 50% of a month's credit sales are collected in the month of sale, 30% are collected in the month following sale, and 15% are collected in the second month following sale. The remainder are uncollectible. Given these data, cash collections for December should be:

Both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead costs are included in the selling and administrative expense budget.

Caprice Corporation is a wholesaler of industrial goods. Data regarding the store's operations follow: o Sales are budgeted at $350,000 for November, $320,000 for December, and $300,000 for January. o Collections are expected to be 80% in the month of sale, 16% in the month following the sale, and 4% uncollectible. o The cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. o The company desires an ending merchandise inventory equal to 60% of the cost of goods sold in the following month. Payment for merchandise is made in the month following the purchase. o The November beginning balance in the accounts receivable account is $78,000. o The November beginning balance in the accounts payable account is $254,000. Required: a. Prepare a Schedule of Expected Cash Collections for November and December. b. Prepare a Merchandise Purchases Budget for November and December.

The cash budget is usually prepared after the budgeted income statement.

Mate Boomerang Corporation manufactures and sells plastic boomerangs. Expected boomerang sales (in units) for the upcoming months are as follows: Mate likes to maintain a finished goods inventory equal to 10% of the next month's estimated sales. Seven ounces of plastic resin are needed to produce every boomerang. Mate likes to have enough plastic resin on hand at the end of the month to cover 25% of the next month's production requirements. Required: How many ounces of plastic resin should Mate plan on purchasing during the month of October?

The manufacturing overhead budget at Cardera Corporation is based on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 2,300 direct labor-hours will be required in January. The variable overhead rate is $1.00 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $28,060 per month, which includes depreciation of $4,600. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The January cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead on the manufacturing overhead budget should be:

Harris Inc., has budgeted sales in units for the next five months as follows: Past experience has shown that the ending inventory for each month should be equal to 20% of the next month's sales in units. The inventory on May 31 contained 1,880 units. The company needs to prepare a production budget for the next five months. The total number of units produced in July should be:

Cartier Inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. The variable overhead rate is $5.80 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $39,930 per month, which includes depreciation of $12,870. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The direct labor budget indicates that 3,300 direct labor-hours will be required in April. The April cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead on the manufacturing overhead budget should be:

Only variable manufacturing overhead costs are included in the manufacturing overhead budget.

Adi Manufacturing Corporation is estimating the following raw material purchases for the final four months of the year: At Adi, 30% of raw materials purchases are normally paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 70% is paid for in the month following the purchase. In Adi's budgeted balance sheet at December 31, at what amount will accounts payable for raw materials be shown?

Edgington Inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. The variable overhead rate is $4.90 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $39,590 per month, which includes depreciation of $5,920. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The November direct labor budget indicates that 3,700 direct labor-hours will be required in that month. Required: a. Determine the cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead for November. b. Determine the predetermined overhead rate for November.

Noel Enterprises has budgeted sales in units for the next five months as follows: Past experience has shown that the ending inventory for each month must be equal to 10% of the next month's sales in units. The inventory on May 31 contained 400 units. The company needs to prepare a production budget for the second quarter of the year. The total number of units to be produced in July is: