Finch Corporation, which has three divisions, is preparing its sales budget. Each division expects a different growth rate because economic conditions vary in different regions of the country. The growth expectations per quarter are 6 percent for Cummings Division, 4 percent for Springfield Division, and 8 percent for Douglas Division. Required a. Complete the sales budget by filling in the missing amounts. b. Determine the amount of sales revenue that the company will report on its quarterly pro forma income statements. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Determine the amount of sales revenue that the company will report on its quarterly pro forma income statements. Note: Round intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Sales revenue First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter < Required A Fourth Quarter Required B >

Finch Corporation, which has three divisions, is preparing its sales budget. Each division expects a different growth rate because economic conditions vary in different regions of the country. The growth expectations per quarter are 6 percent for Cummings Division, 4 percent for Springfield Division, and 8 percent for Douglas Division. Required a. Complete the sales budget by filling in the missing amounts. b. Determine the amount of sales revenue that the company will report on its quarterly pro forma income statements. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Determine the amount of sales revenue that the company will report on its quarterly pro forma income statements. Note: Round intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Sales revenue First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter < Required A Fourth Quarter Required B >

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Prepare a complete projected income statement in the contribution format for each scenario, in the manner of a flexible budget. Please show work Carolina Manufacturing Company has been operating at a loss for several years. A management team has assembled to determine what course of action to take next year to reach profitability. They begin by reviewing the most recent income statement (below). Carolina Manufacturing Company Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31 Sales (45,000 units at $15) Less cost of goods sold: Net loss Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhea Gross margin Less operating expenses Selling expenses Variable Sales commissions Shipping 135,000 117,450 147,750 Fixed (advertising, salaries) Administrative expenses Variable (billing and other) Fixed (salaries and other) 40,500 8,100 180,000 $675,000 400,200 274,800 228,600 2,700 72,000 74,700 ($28,500)
South Hampton University is preparing its budget for the upcoming academic year. This is a specialisedprivate university that charges fees for all degree courses. Currently, 30,000 students are enrolled oncampus. However, the university is forecasting a 5 per cent growth in student numbers in the comingyear, despite an increase in fees to $3,000 per subject. The following additional information has beengathered from an examination of university records and conversations with university managers: South Hampton is planning to award scholarships to 200 students, which will cover their fees. The average class has 80 students, and the typical student takes 4 subjects per semester. SouthHampton operates 2 semesters per year. The average academic staff salary is $120,000 per annum including on-costs. South Hampton’s academic staff are evaluated on the basis of teaching, research, administrationand professional/community service. Each of the academic staff teaches the equivalent of…
Example 1: Purchases Budget Problem for Retailing Concern. Note that the format shown here is the same as would be used for the production and materials purchases budgets for a manufacturing concern. Lair Company is a retailer of leather handbags. The handbags are imported and are sometimes difficult to obtain on short notice. Therefore, the managers want to have 40% of the next month's estimated sales on hand at the end of the month. The Company's sales budget for the first quarter follows: Dollars Units January $200,000 2,000 February 240,000 2,400 March 300,000 3,000 The handbags cost $80 each and sell for $100. Prepare a purchases budget for February.
Executive officers of Munoz Company are wrestling with their budget for the next year. The following are two different sales estimates provided by two different sources. Source of Estimate Sales manager Marketing consultant First Quarter $ 388,000 517,000 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Sales Munoz's past experience indicates that cost of goods sold is about 60 percent of sales revenue. The company tries to maintain 20 percent of the next quarter's expected cost of goods sold as the current quarter's ending Inventory. This year's ending Inventory is $35,000. Next year's ending Inventory is budgeted to be $36,000. Required a. Prepare an Inventory purchases budget using the sales manager's estimate. b. Prepare an Inventory purchases budget using the marketing consultant's estimate. Required A Required B Prepare an inventory purchases budget using the sales manager's estimate. Note: Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount. Total inventory…
Stuart Corporation, which has three divisions, is preparing its sales budget. Each division expects a different growth rate because economic conditions vary in different regions of the country. The growth expectations per quarter are 4 percent for Cummings Division, 2 percent for Springfield Division, and 6 percent for Douglas Division. Required a. Complete the sales budget by filling in the missing amounts. Determin
Offenbach & Son has just made its sales forecasts and its marketing department estimates that the company will sell 220,200 units during the coming year. In the past, management has maintained inventories of finished goods at approximately one month's sales. The inventory at the start of the budget period is 14,800 units. Sales occur evenly throughout the year. Required: Estimate the production level required for the coming year to meet these objectives. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Required production in units
Upon receipt of the budget, the team manager, has now informed you that, in keeping with industry players, that management has indicated an industry requirement to maintain a minimum cash balance of $155,000 each month. He has also noted that management is very keen on keeping the gearing ratio of the business as low as possible and would therefore prefer to cushion any gaps internally using equity financing. Based on the budget prepared, will the business be achieving this desired industry target? Suggest three (3) internal strategies that may be employed by management to improve the organization's monthly cash flow and militate against or reduce any possible shortfall reflected in the budget prepared. Each strategy must be fully explained.
Molander Corporation is a distributor of a sun umbrella used at resort hotels. Data concerning the next month’s budget appear below: Selling price per unit $ 25 Variable expense per unit $ 18 Fixed expense per month $ 6,300 Unit sales per month 1,050 Required: 1. What is the company’s margin of safety? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. What is the company’s margin of safety as a percentage of its sales? (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e. .1234 should be entered as 12.34).)
Superite expects April sales of its deluxe model airplane, the C-14, to be 408,000 units at $11 each. Each C-14 requires three purchased components shown below. Number Needed Purchase Cost for Each C-14 Unit А-9 $.50 1 В-6 .25 2 D-28 1.00 3 Factory direct labor and variable overhead per unit of C-14 totals $3.00. Fixed factory overhead is $1.00 per unit at a production level of 500,000 units. Superite plans the following beginning and ending inventories for the month of April and uses standard absorption costing for valuing inventory. Part No. Units at April 1 Units at April 30 С-14 12,000 10,000 А-9 21,000 9,000 В-6 32,000 10,000 D-28 14,000 6,000
Brodrick Company expects to produce 21,700 units for the year ending December 31. A flexible budget for 21,700 units of production reflects sales of $542,500; variable costs of $65,100; and fixed costs of $143,000. If the company instead expects to produce and sell 27,300 units for the year, calculate the expected level of income from operations.
Top executive officers of Zachary Company, a merchandising firm, are preparing the next year's budget. The controller has provided everyone with the current year's projected income statement. Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling & administrative expenses Net income Cost of goods sold is usually 75 percent of sales revenue, and selling and administrative expenses are usually 10 percent of sales plus a fixed cost of $80,000. The president has announced that the company's goal is to increase net income by 15 percent. Required The following items are independent of each other: a. Prepare a pro forma income statement. What percentage increase in sales would enable the company to reach its goal? b. The market may become stagnant next year, and the company does not expect an increase in sales revenue. The production manager believes that an improved production procedure can cut cost of goods sold by 1 percent. Prepare a pro forma income statement still assuming the…
Top executive officers of Tildon Company, a merchandising firm, are preparing the next year’s budget. The controller has provided everyone with the current year’s projected income statement. Current Year Sales revenue $ 1,600,000 Cost of goods sold 1,120,000 Gross profit 480,000 Selling & administrative expenses 190,000 Net income $ 290,000 Cost of goods sold is usually 70 percent of sales revenue, and selling and administrative expenses are usually 10 percent of sales plus a fixed cost of $30,000. The president has announced that the company’s goal is to increase net income by 15 percent. Required The following items are independent of each other: Prepare a pro forma income statement. What percentage increase in sales would enable the company to reach its goal? The market may become stagnant next year, and the company does not expect an increase in sales revenue. The production manager believes that an improved production…