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FIN/571 Wk 3 Discussion: Budget Techniques for the Financial Market – 30 Points
You are a
finance manager
for a major utility company. Think about some of the capital budgeting techniques you might use for some upcoming projects.
Discuss at least 2 capital budgeting techniques and how your company can benefit from the use of these tools.
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Use the information provided below to prepare the following for March and April 2024:
4.1
Debtors Collection Schedule
4.2 Cash Budget
INFORMATION
The following information was provided by BN Traders:
1. The bank balance on 28 February 2024 is expected to be R100 000 (unfavourable).
The sales figures for the first four months of 2024 are expected to be as follows:
2
January
March
R1 500 000
R1 000 000
3.
4.
4.1
4.2
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
February
R1 100 000
Cash sales usually make up 30% of the total sales. The balance of the sales is on credit. (Separate
entries are required for cash sales and collections from credit sales.)
Credit sales are normally collected as follows:
30% in the month of the sale, and these debtors are entitled to a 3% discount
65% in the month after the sale
The rest is usually written off as bad debts.
Purchases from February to April 2024 are expected to be as follows:
February
March
R320 000
R350 000
Cash purchases
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The Terranova Company is preparing information to complete its master budget for the quarter ending December 31, 2020. The company intends to make unit sales in the related months as follows:
September 5,000
October 9,750
November 11,700
December 14,625
Units are to be sold for $10 each. Sales are 60% for cash and 40% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following the sale.
*Required:
1) Prepare a sales budget for Terranova for the quarter ending December 31, 2020. Show activity by month and in total. (Hint: a quarter = 3 months.)
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Budgeted sales figures for 2024 are as follows: January February March April Cash Sales R320 000 R370 000 R310 000 R
250 000 Credit Sales R370 000 R390 000 R320 000 R300 000 3. Thirty percent (30%) of the cash sales is to informal
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month after sale 20% is collected two months after the sale 4. Purchases of inventory are expected to be as follows:
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Use the information provided below to prepare the following for Mustang Enterprises for January and February
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3.1
Debtors Collection Schedule
3.2
Cash Budget.
INFORMATION
The following information was supplied by Mustang Enterprises:
1.
Mustang Enterprises expects to have an unfavourable bank balance of R40 000 on 31 December 2023.
2.
The monthly sales were projected as follows:
2023
Units
November
44 000
December
53 000
2024
Units
January
47 000
February
31 000
3.
The selling price is R20 per unit (excluding any discounts). All the goods produced each month are expected to be sold in the same month. Sixty percent (60%) of the sales is expected to be on credit and the balance is for cash. Thirty percent (30%) of the cash sales is subject to a discount of 10%.
4.
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20% in the month of sale, and these debtors receive a 5% discount.
75% in the month after the sale, and the rest is usually written off as bad debts.
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April capital expenditures of $16,300 budgeted for cash purchase of equipment.
April depreciation expense, $1,000.
Cost of goods sold, 40% of sales.
Desired ending inventory for April is $22,400.
April selling and administrative expenses include salaries of $37,000, 30% of which will be paid in cash and the remainder paid next month.
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April depreciation expense, $800.
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REQUIRED
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INFORMATION
Ricoh Limited is planning the business activities of Project Haz for the first three months of 2021. Some of the
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Current assets
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R
600 000
20 000
Bank
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100 000
Additional information
The following forecasts have been made by Ricoh Limited for the first three months of 2021:
1.
Direct materials
The costs of production include the following:
R26 per unit
Direct labour
R22 per unit
2.
The sales manager anticipates the following sales volumes at a constant price of R160 per unit:
January
February
March
2 300 units
2 500 units
3 400 units
All the sales are on credit and debtors pay their accounts in the month after the sale.
3.
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