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The operating cycle is the average time required to manufacture products for sale.

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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following information is from the manufacturing budget and budgeted financial statements of Altman Corp.: -Wateredge Corporation has budgeted a total of $361,800 in costs and expenses for the upcoming quarter.Of this amount,$45,000 represents depreciation expense and $7,300 represents the expiration of prepayments.Wateredge's current payables balance is $265,000 at the beginning of the quarter.Budgeted payments on current payables for the quarter amount to $370,000.The company's estimated current payables balance at the end of the quarter is:

A) $179,500.
B) $204,500.
C) $203,500.
D) $310,000.

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A master budget is a comprehensive financial plan setting forth the financial and operational goals of a business.

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On March 1,Hugh Corporation plans to borrow $550,000 from the Scotland State Bank by signing a 12%,15-year note payable.The note calls for 180 monthly payments of $6,000,which includes both interest and principal components. -Of Hugh's budgeted debt service cost of $6,000 in March,the amount applied to the principal of the note totals:

Once a company determines its desired production level,it uses that estimated production level to forecast sales for the period.

Mentha Company currently has the following statistics: Days in inventory - 80 Operating cycle - 148 What is Mentha's days in accounts receivable?

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On March 1,Hugh Corporation plans to borrow $550,000 from the Scotland State Bank by signing a 12%,15-year note payable.The note calls for 180 monthly payments of $6,000,which includes both interest and principal components. -Hugh's budgeted interest expense for March is:

Use the following information to prepare a cash budget for Knightsbridge Corporation for the month of June 2018. In May,30-day credit sales were $175,000;80% of this amount is estimated to be collectible in June. June sales are estimated to be $425,000;cash sales are usually 25% of total sales.Only 10% of credit sales are collected in the month in which the sale is made. Total fixed expenses are $60,000 per month,including $26,000 depreciation.Variable expenses are 55% of sales.All expenses requiring payment are paid in cash when incurred. A $40,000 note payable must be paid on June 30. As of May 31,the cash balance is $94,000. Answer: Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Preparing the Master Budget: An Illustration Learning Objecti: 23-05 Prepare the budgets and supporting schedules included in a master budget. Bloom's: Apply AACSB: Analytical Thinking -Harding Company expected sales to be 50,000 units in February,45,000 in March,and 55,000 units in April.Each unit sells for $18.00 each.The following costs pertain to each unit: Harding is considering an advertising campaign that will cost $15,000 per month from January through March;it is expected to increase sales by 8% a month.At the same time,Harding will reduce sales prices to $17.00 per unit while keeping costs steady. Required: (A. )What will operating income be in each of the three months before the advertising campaign? (B. )If Harding goes ahead with the advertising campaign,how much would operating income increase or decrease each month? Would you advise them to go ahead with the campaign?

A master budget usually includes all of the following except:

If the total quality management approach is employed to determine the level at which budgeted amounts are set,then absolute efficiency is assumed.

Flexible budgeting What is meant by the term flexible budget? What role do flexible budgets play in evaluating performance?

Flexible budget-variances The cost accountant for Bradley,Inc. ,prepared the following monthly performance report relating to the Finishing Department: (a)Compute the amounts that should be included for each of the following in a flexible budget prepared for a 6,500-unit level of production: (1)Direct materials: $________ (2)Direct labor: $________ (3)Fixed manufacturing overhead: $________ (b)Assume that a revised performance report is prepared for the 6,500-unit level of production using a flexible budget approach.Compute the cost variances for each of the following.Indicate whether each variance is favorable (F)or unfavorable (U).

The preparation of a budgeted balance sheet requires consideration of the budgeted capital expenditures and budgeted net income.

Capital expenditures budgets are typically prepared for a period of:

Which philosophy in setting budgeted amounts assumes both the complete elimination of inefficiencies and a level of absolute efficiency?

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Ross Corporation makes all sales on account.The June 30th balance sheet balance in its accounts receivable is $400,000,of which $240,000 pertain to sales that were made during June.Budgeted sales for July are $1,250,000.Ross collects 70% of sales in the month of sale;20% in the following month;and the final 10% in the second month after the sale. -What is the budgeted balance of Ross's accounts receivable as of July 31?

In a master budget,the sales forecast would be dependent upon the budgeted production figures.

Under the "total quality management" philosophy,budgeted amounts should be set at realistic and achievable levels rather than at levels representing absolute efficiency.

If a budget is to provide a basis for evaluating departmental performance,departmental managers should not know what their budget targets are until after the budget period has ended.

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Skelton Corporation had planned to produce 50,000 units of product during the first quarter of the current year.The company prepared the following budget on May 1: During the first quarter,Skelton produced 60,000 units and incurred total manufacturing costs of $184,000. -Which of the following amounts should not be included in Skelton's flexible budget at a 60,000-unit level?