Chapter 22: 5RQ (page 1228)
Explain the difference between strategic and operational budgets
The strategic budget is for three to ten years, whereas the span of the operational budget is less than or equal to one year.
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Preparing a financial budget—budgeted income statement and balance sheet Ball Company has the following post-closing trial balance on December 31, 2018:
The company’s accounting department has gathered the following budgeting information for the first quarter of 2019:
Budgeted total sales, all on account $ 121,800 Budgeted purchases of merchandise inventory, all on account 60,400 Budgeted cost of goods sold 60,900 Budgeted selling and administrative expenses:
Commissions expense 6,090 Salaries expense 7,000 Rent expense 4,100 Depreciation expense 600 Insurance expense 400 Budgeted cash receipts from customers 125,840 Budgeted cash payments for merchandise inventory 67,775 Budgeted cash payments for salaries and commissions 14,822 Budgeted income tax expense 5,400 Additional information: Rent and income tax expenses are paid as incurred. Insurance expense is an expiration of the prepaid amount.
Requirements
Question: Preparing an operating budget—sales, production, direct materials, direct labor, overhead, COGS, and S&A expense budgets
The Langley Batting Company manufactures wood baseball bats. Langley’s two primary products are a youth bat, designed for children and young teens, and an adult bat, designed for high school and college-aged players. Langley sells the bats to sporting goods stores, and all sales are on account. The youth bat sells for \(40; the adult bat sells for \)65. Langley’s highest sales volume is in the first three months of the year as retailers prepare for the spring baseball season. Langley’s balance sheet for December 31, 2018, follows:
Other data for Langley Batting Company for the first quarter of 2019:
a. Budgeted sales are 1,200 youth bats and 2,600 adult bats.
b. Finished Goods Inventory on December 31, 2018, consists of 300 youth bats at \(14 each and 950 adult bats at \)18 each.
c. Desired ending Finished Goods Inventory is 350 youth bats and 300 adult bats; FIFO inventory costing method is used.
d. Direct materials requirements are 48 ounces of wood per youth bat and 56 ounces of wood per adult bat. The cost of wood is \(0.25 per ounce.
e. Raw Materials Inventory of December 31, 2018, consists of 24,000 ounces of wood at \)0.25 per ounce.
f. Desired ending Raw Materials Inventory is 24,000 ounces (indirect materials are insignificant and not considered for budgeting purposes).
g. Each bat requires 0.7 hours of direct labor; direct labor costs average \(18 per hour. h. Variable manufacturing overhead is \)0.30 per bat.
i. Fixed manufacturing overhead includes \(1,300 per quarter in depreciation and \)20,140 per quarter for other costs, such as insurance and property taxes.
j. Fixed selling and administrative expenses include \(9,000 per quarter for salaries; \)2,500 per quarter for rent; \(1,000 per quarter for insurance; and \)200 per quarter for depreciation.
k. Variable selling and administrative expenses include supplies at 2% of sales.
Requirements
1. Prepare Langley’s sales budget for the first quarter of 2019.
2. Prepare Langley’s production budget for the first quarter of 2019.
3. Prepare Langley’s direct materials budget, direct labor budget, and manufacturing overhead budget for the first quarter of 2019. Round the predetermined overhead allocation rate to two decimal places. The overhead allocation base is direct labor hours.
4. Prepare Langley’s cost of goods sold budget for the first quarter of 2019.
5. Prepare Langley’s selling and administrative expense budget for the first quarter of 2019.
Preparing an operating budget—sales budget
Trailers sells its rock-climbing shoes worldwide. Trailers expects to sell 6,500 pairs of shoes for \(185 each in January and 4,000 pairs of shoes for \)220 each in February. All sales are cash only. Prepare the sales budget for January and February.
What budgets are included in the financial budget for a merchandising company?
Using sensitivity analysis Rucker Company prepared the following budgeted income statement for 2019:
Requirements
1. Prepare a budgeted income statement with columns for 700 units, 1,300 units, and 1,700 units sold.
2. How might managers use this type of budgeted income statement?
3. How might spreadsheet software such as Excel assist in this type of analysis?
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