The following data are for preparation of a second-quarter master budget for Rocket Company, a merchandising
operation that prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis.
a. At the end of the previous quarter (March 31), the organization’s balance sheet showed the following
account balances:
b. Actual sales for March and budgeted sales for April through July are as follows:
c. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following the
sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.
d. The company’s gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, the cost of goods sold is 60% of sales).
e. Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $7,500 per month; shipping, 6% of sales;
advertising, $6,000 per month; other expenses, 4% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets
acquired during the quarter, will be $6,000 for the quarter.
f. Each month’s ending inventory should equal 30% of the following month’s cost of goods sold.
g. Half of a month’s inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and half in the following month.
h. Equipment purchases during the quarter will be as follows: April, $11,500, and May $3,000.
i . Dividends totaling $3,500 will be declared and paid in June.
j. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $8,000. The company has an agreement with a local
bank that allows the company to borrow necessary amounts at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan
balance of $20,000. The interest rate is 1% per month. The company will, as far as it is able, repay the loan at the
end of each month and must pay interest each month on the total loan balance outstanding for that month.
Required:
Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the second quarter:
1. Sales budget and a schedule of expected cash collections:
