FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
Bartleby Related Questions Icon

Related questions

bartleby

Concept explainers

Question

Bernard Creighton is the controller for Creighton Hardware Store. In putting
together the cash budget for the fourth quarter of the year, he has assembled
the following data.

a. Sales

July (Actual)              $100.000

August (Actual)           120.000

September (Estimated)  90.000

October (Estimated)     100.000

November (Estimated)  135.000

December (Estimated)   150.000

b. Each month, 20 percent of sales are for cash, and 80 percent are on
credit. The collection pattern for credit sales is 20 percent in the month
of sale, 50 percent in the following month, and 30 percent in the second
month following the sale.

c. Each month, the ending inventory exactly equals 40 percent of the cost
of next month's sales. The markup on goods is 33.33 percent of cost.

d. Inventory purchases are paid for in the month following purchase.
e. Recurring monthly expenses are as follows:

Salaries & Wages                                   $10.000

Depreciation on plant and equipment      4.000

Utilities                                                      1.000

Other                                                         1.700

f. Property taxes of $15,000 are due and payable on September 15.
g. Advertising fees of $6,000 must be paid on October 20.
h. A lease on a new storage facility is scheduled to begin on November 2.
Monthly payments are $5,000.
i. The company has a policy to maintain a minimum cash balance of
$10,000. If necessary, it will borrow to meet its short-term needs. All
borrowing is done at the beginning of the month. All payments on
principal and interest are made at the end of the month. The annual
interest rate is 9 percent. The company must borrow in multiples of
$1,000.
j. A completed balance sheet as of August 31 is given below.
(Accounts payable is for inventory purchases only.)

                                             Assets                     Liabilities&Owners' Equity

Cash                                     $10.200

Account receivable              $100.800

Inventory                             $27.000

Plant & Equipment             $ 431.750

Account Payable                                                         $ 81.000

Common Stocks                                                         $  220.000

Retained Earnings                                                      $ 268.750

Total                                    $569.750                         $569.750

Required:

1). Prepare a pro forma balance sheet as of November 30.

Expert Solution
Check Mark
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education