(March sales price and unit sales will not change. Continue using a $2.00 per unit applied overhead rate.) — After preparing the budget for second quarter based parameters Case
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After preparing the budget for the second quarter based on the parameters in Case 5-38, Kim Klandon was not satisfied with the projected results and began to investigate the following alternatives. Each of the alternatives is independent of all others.
a. Reducing the price of a bag of rocks to $9.70 and spending an additional $1,000 per month on advertising are expected to increase sales volume by 10 percent each month.
(March sales price and unit sales will not change. Continue using a $2.00 per unit applied overhead rate.)
b. Klandon can switch to a new supplier that has promised to provide raw materials at a price of $0.32 per pound. These rocks are a lesser quality than those provided by the current supplier. As a result, it will take 6 pounds of raw materials for each bag of fi nished rocks. Klandon will also need to maintain ending Raw Materials Inventory equal to 15 percent of the following month's production needs.
c. Klandon's current supplier has offered to provide a higher quality rock for $0.50 per pound. If the higher quality rock is used, only 4 pounds will be needed for each bag of fi nished rocks. As a result, Klandon will only need to maintain ending Raw Materials Inventory of 8 percent of the following month's production needs.
d. Klandon would like to reduce the age of accounts receivable to better manage the cash cycle. Instead of charging a fee for accounts that are paid in the second month after sale, she wants to offer a 2 percent cash discount. Since the company cannot afford for total revenue to decrease, Klandon plans to increase the sales price to
$10.20 per bag. Customers who pay with cash at the time of purchase won't see any increase in their costs, but customers who purchase on account and pay later will.
Klandon anticipates the following collection pattern if such a change is made:
Cash sales………………….. 75%
Credit:
Month of sale……………… 10%
Month after sale…………… 10%
Uncollectible………………... 5%
……………………………… 100%
Required
Use your solution to 5-38 to answer the following questions for each of the alternatives:
• What budgets were impacted by the new information in the alternative?
• By how much did income change from the amount in the original budget of 5-38?
• What balance sheet accounts changed from the amounts in the original budget of 5-38? What caused the changes?
• What is your recommendation about pursuing the alternative? Why?
SOLUTION
a.Changes from base case in 5-38: decrease price, increase advertising, increase units sold
Affected budget components
All budgets affected
Net income impact
Income increases by $5,544 ($81,326 – $75,782)
Balance sheet impact
Accounts receivable increases by $5,025 due to higher sales. By the end of the quarter, short-term debt is $2,000 less, though more cash had to be borrowed in April. Increased initial borrowing caused interest expense to be higher. Taxes payable and retained earnings are higher due to increased net income.
Recommendation
A 7% increase in net income is a good result. Before Klandon implements this strategy, though, she needs to conduct sensitivity analysis, reducing the number of units sold to determine the minimum increase in sales required to break even on the price change.
Sales Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted units sold
22,000
55,000
33,000
110,000
Budgeted sales price
× $ 9.70
× $ 9.70
× $ 9.70
× $ 9.70
Budgeted sales revenue
$213,400
$533,500
$320,100
$1,067,000
Selling and Administrative Expense Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Depreciation
$10,000
$10,000
$10,800
$30,800
Sales personnel compensation
35,670
51,675
41,005
128,350
Advertising
2,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
Management salaries
10,000
10,000
10,000
30,000
Miscellaneous
500
500
500
1,500
Bad debts
10,670
26,675
16,005
53,350
Total budgeted expenses
$68,840
$100,850
$80,310
$250,000
Less non-cash expenses
Depreciation
$10,000
$10,000
$10,800
$30,800
Bad debts
10,670
26,675
16,005
53,350
Total cash costs
$48,170
$64,175
$53,505
$165,850
Production Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted unit sales
22,000
55,000
33,000
110,000
+
Budgeted ending inventory
11,000
6,600
5,500
5,500
=
Total units required
33,000
61,600
38,500
115,500
-
Beginning inventory
4,000
11,000
6,600
4,000
=
Budgeted production
29,000
50,600
31,900
111,500
Materials Purchases Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted production
29,000
50,600
31,900
111,500
×
Standard pounds per unit
5
5
5
5
=
Production needs
145,000
253,000
159,500
557,500
+
Budgeted ending inventory (pounds)
25,300
15,950
12,650
12,650
=
Total pounds required
170,300
268,950
172,150
570,150
-
Beginning inventory
13,000
25,300
15,950
13,000
=
Budgeted purchases (pounds)
157,300
243,650
156,200
557,150
×
Standard price per pound
$0.40
$0.40
$0.40
$0.40
=
Budgeted purchases cost
$62,920
$97,460
$62,480
$222,860
Direct Labor Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted production
29,000
50,600
31,900
111,500
×
Standard DLH per unit
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
=
Total direct labor hours required
7,250
12,650
7,975
27,875
×
Standard wage rate
$10
$10
$10
$10
=
Budgeted direct labor cost
$72,500
$126,500
$79,750
$278,750
Manufacturing Overhead Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted production
29,000
50,600
31,900
111,500
×
Variable overhead per unit
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
=
Total variable overhead
14,500
25,300
15,950
55,750
+
Fixed overhead
50,000
50,000
50,000
150,000
Total budgeted manufacturing overhead
64,500
75,300
65,950
205,750
Less: Non-cash items
Depreciation
8,000
8,000
8,000
24,000
=
Total cash costs
$56,500
$67,300
$57,950
$181,750
Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold Budget
Raw Materials
Beginning balance
$5,200
Purchases of raw materials
222,860
Less: Ending raw materials inventory (12,650 lbs. $0.40)
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Balance Sheet as of 6/30
Cash
$30,585
Accounts receivable
80,025
Finished goods
35,750
Raw materials inventory
5,060
Property, plant & equipment
248,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation
(104,800)
Total Assets
$294,620
Accounts payable
$31,240
Income taxes payable
34,854
Short-term note payable
7,000
Common stock
52,000
Retained earnings
169,526
Total Liabilities and Equities
$294,620
b.
Changes from base case in 5-38: purchase lower quality rocks for $.32 per pound, requires 6 pounds per unit, maintain 15% ending raw materials inventory
Income increases by $4,613 ($80,395 – $75,782), primarily driven by a decrease in COGS. Interest expense increases a slight bit, as does income tax expense.
Balance sheet impact
Total assets don’t change by much. Finished goods inventory decreases because of reduced materials cost, but raw materials inventory increases since more materials needs to be held. $2,000 in additional short-term borrowing is required in April. But with the lower cash disbursements in May and June, the ending note payable balance is $4,000 lower.
Recommendation
This alternative could be a good idea if Klandon can be convinced that the lower quality rocks won’t result in a lower quality finished product. It also requires a higher investment in inventory.
Materials Purchases Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted production
26,000
46,000
29,000
101,000
×
Standard pounds per unit
6
6
6
6
=
Production needs
156,000
276,000
174,000
606,000
+
Budgeted ending inventory (pounds)
41,400
26,100
20,700
20,700
=
Total pounds required
197,400
302,100
194,700
626,700
-
Beginning inventory
13,000
41,400
26,100
13,000
=
Budgeted purchases (pounds)
184,400
260,700
168,600
613,700
×
Standard price per pound
$0.32
$0.32
$0.32
$0.32
=
Budgeted purchases cost
$59,008
$83,424
$53,952
$196,384
Raw Materials
Beginning balance
$5,200
Purchases of raw materials
196,384
Less: Ending raw materials inventory (20,700 lbs. $0.32)
Changes from base case in 5-38: purchase higher quality rocks for $.50 per pound; requires 4 pounds per unit; maintain 8% ending raw materials inventory
Income increases by $959 ($76,741 – $75,782); COGS and interest expense both decrease by a small amount
Balance sheet impact
Total assets changes by very little, and only by the decrease in raw materials inventory. $2,000 less short-term debt is borrowed in April and in total, as cash disbursements are lower for the quarter.
Recommendation
A $959 dollar difference in expected income may not be enough to risk trying this strategy. While the cost of the rocks is certain, the amount of rocks needed per unit may not be as low as expected. A slight deviation from budgeted results could leave Klandon worse off than if the change had not been made.
c.
Changes from base case in 5-38: purchase higher quality rocks for $.50 per pound; requires 4 pounds per unit; maintain 8% ending raw materials inventory
Income increases by $959 ($76,741 – $75,782); COGS and interest expense both decrease by a small amount
Balance sheet impact
Total assets changes by very little, and only by the decrease in raw materials inventory. $2,000 less short-term debt is borrowed in April and in total, as cash disbursements are lower for the quarter.
Recommendation
A $959 dollar difference in expected income may not be enough to risk trying this strategy. While the cost of the rocks is certain, the amount of rocks needed per unit may not be as low as expected. A slight deviation from budgeted results could leave Klandon worse off than if the change had not been made.
Materials Purchases Budget
April
May
June
Quarter
Budgeted production
26,000
46,000
29,000
101,000
×
Standard pounds per unit
4
4
4
4
=
Production needs
104,000
184,000
116,000
404,000
+
Budgeted ending inventory (pounds)
14,720
9,280
7,360
7,360
=
Total pounds required
118,720
193,280
123,360
411,360
-
Beginning inventory
13,000
14,720
9,280
13,000
=
Budgeted purchases (pounds)
105,720
178,560
114,080
398,360
×
Standard price per pound
$0.50
$0.50
$0.50
$0.50
=
Budgeted purchases cost
$52,860
$89,280
$57,040
$199,180
Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold Budget
Raw Materials
Beginning balance
$5,200
Purchases of raw materials
199,180
Less: Ending raw materials inventory (7,360 lbs. $0.50)
Income increases by $2,604 ($78,386 – $75,782) due to increase in net sales and decrease in interest expense.
Balance sheet impact
Cash increased by almost $40,000 due to decrease in accounts receivable. By the end of the quarter, no short-term payable is outstanding.
Recommendation
While this strategy has a good result, Klandon has made no prediction about the change in unit sales. Customers may not respond favorably to the change, and if it is easy to switch to another vendor, Klandon may lose sales. She needs to investigate what her competitors are doing and have her sales reps visit with customers before implementing this strategy.