Scooter Corp. has forecast sales as follows: July, 30,000 units; August, 35,000 units; and
September, 40,000 units. Finished goods inventory as of July I is forecast to be 10,000
units. Finished goods inventory of 20% of the following month's sales needs is desired.
Each finished unit requires 5 pounds of raw material. The raw materials inventory level on
July I was 2,02,500 pounds and the expected raw materias inventory level on July 31 will
be 2,70,000 pounds.
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Answer: This chapter explains how budgeting plays a key role in planning, controlling, and decision mak-ing, as well as improving communication and coordination. The chapter focuses on the master budget and identifies its major components. The process of preparing a set of operating and fi-nancial budgets for the budget period is described with the emphasis on the interrelationships of the various budgets. The chapter concludes by describing budgets for merchandising and service firms.
Step-by-step explanation:
STEP:1 SCOOTER CORP
b) Schedule of expected cash collections:
July August September
Quarter
Total
June sales ($200,000 X 30%) $60,000 $60,000
July sales ($300,000 X 70%,
30%) $210,000 $90,000 300,000
August sales ($600,000 X 70%,
30%) 420,000 $180,000 600,000
September sales ($900,000 X
70%) 630,000 630,000
Total cash collections $270,000 $510,000 $810,000 $1,590,000
c) Account Receivable as of September 30:
From September ($900,000 X 30%) = $270,000
STEP:2a) Ending inventory:
Since the ending inventory level must equal 10% of the next month’s sales, the
ending inventory for the month of June must be 10% of July’s sales of 30,000
or 3,000 units.
b) Production Budget
July August September
Quarter
Total October
Budgeted sales in units 30,000 45,000 60,000 135,000 50,000
+ ending inventory 4,500 6,000 5,000 5,000
= Total needs 34,500 51,000 65,000 140,000
- beginning inventory 3,000 4,500 6,000 3,000 5,000
= Required production 31,500 46,500 59,000 137,000
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