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Chapter 3: 3DQ (page 218)
Why would a financial manager want to slow down disbursements?
The finance manager slows down the disbursements to increase the cash balance available with the organization.
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Esquire Products Inc. expects the following monthly sales:
January | \(28,000 |
February | \)19,000 |
March | \(12,000 |
April | \)14,000 |
May | \(8,000 |
June | \)6,000 |
July | \(22,000 |
August | \)26,000 |
September | \(29,000 |
October | \)34,000 |
November | \(42,000 |
December | \)24,000 |
Total annual sales | \(264,000 |
Cash sales are 40 percent in a given month, with the remainder going into accounts receivable. All receivables are collected in the month following the sale. Esquire sells all of its goods for \)2 each and produces them for \(1 each. Esquire uses level production, and average monthly production is equal to annual production divided by 12.
e. Determine total current assets for each month. Include cash, accounts receivable, and inventory. Accounts receivable equal sales minus 40 percent of sales for a given month. Inventory is equal to ending inventory (part a) times the cost of \)1 per unit.
Eastern Auto Parts Inc. has 15 percent of its sales paid for in cash and 85 percent on credit. All credit accounts are collected in the following month. Assume the following sales:
January | \(65,000 |
February | \)55,000 |
March | \(100,000 |
April | \)45,000 |
Sales in December of the prior year were $75,000. Prepare a cash receipts schedule for January through April.
Bombs Away Video Games Corporation has forecasted the following monthly sales:
January | \(100,000 |
February | \)93,000 |
March | \(25,000 |
April | \)25,000 |
May | \(20,000 |
June | \)35,000 |
July | \(45,000 |
August | \)45,000 |
September | \(55,000 |
October | \)85,000 |
November | \(105,000 |
December | \)123,000 |
Total annual sales | \(756,000 |
Bombs Away Video Games sells the popular Strafe and Capture video game. It sells for \)5 per unit and costs \(2 per unit to produce. A level production policy is followed. Each month鈥檚 production is equal to annual sales (in units) divided by 12.
Of each month鈥檚 sales, 30 percent are for cash and 70 percent are on account. All accounts receivable are collected in the month after the sale is made.
b. Prepare a monthly schedule of cash receipts. Sales in the December before the planning year are \)100,000. Work part b using dollars.
Fisk Corporation is trying to improve its inventory control system and has installed an online computer at its retail stores. Fisk anticipates sales of 49,000 units per year, an ordering cost of \(8 per order, and carrying costs of \)1.60 per unit.
a. What is the economic ordering quantity?
Gary鈥檚 Pipe and Steel Company expects sales next year to be \(800,000 if the economy is strong, \)500,000 if the economy is steady, and $350,000 if the economy is weak. Gary believes there is a 20 percent probability the economy will be strong, a 50 percent probability of a steady economy, and a 30 percent probability of a weak economy. What is the expected level of sales for next year?
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