Question

Moorcroft Company’s budgeted sales and direct materials purchases are as follows:

Budgeted Sales Budgeted D.M. Purchases
April $299,000 $44,000
May 337,000 55,000
June 384,000 55,000
Moorcroft’s sales are 40% cash and 60% credit. Credit sales are collected 20% in the month of sale, 50% in the month following sale, and 26% in the second month following sale; 4% are uncollectible. Moorcroft’s purchases are 50% cash and 50% on account. Purchases on account are paid 40% in the month following the purchase and 60% in the second month following the purchase.
Prepare a schedule of expected collections from customers for June.
Moorcroft Company
Schedule of Expected Collections from Customers
Sales April May June
April $ $ $ $
May
June
Total Collections $ $ $
Prepare a schedule of expected payments for direct materials for June.
Moorcroft Company
Schedule of Expected Payment for Direct Materials
Purchases April May June
April $ $ $ $
May
June
Total Collections $ $ $
Moorcroft’s assistant controller suggested that Moorcroft hire a part time collector to encourage customers to pay more promptly and to reduce the amount of uncollectible accounts. Sales are still 40% cash and 60% credit but the assistant controller predicted that this would cause credit sales to be collected 30% in the month of the sale, 50% in the month following sale, and 18% in the second month following sale; 2% are uncollectible.
Prepare a schedule of expected collections from customers for June. How did these changes impact cash collections?
Moorcroft Company
Schedule of Expected Collections from Customers
Sales April May June
April $ $ $ $
May
June
Total Collections $ $ $
Would it be worth paying the collector $1,000 per month?
It would bewould not be worth paying the collector $1,000 per month to improve the cash collections of the company.
The assistant controller also suggested that the company switch their purchases to 40% cash and 60% on account to help stretch out their cash payments. There is no additional interest charge to do this and Moorcroft is still paying their bills on time. There is no change to the company’s payment pattern.
Prepare a schedule of expected payments for direct materials for June.
Moorcroft Company
Schedule of Expected Payment for Direct Materials
Purchases April May June
April $ $ $ $
May
June
Total Collections $ $ $
How did these changes impact the cash payments for June?
Cash payments increaseddecreased by $ .

Answer 1

1) Month Sales

April $299,000

May $337,000

June $387,000

Schedule of expected collections

For the month of June, 202x

Cash sales during June = $387,000 x 40% = $154,800

Collection from June's credit sales = $232,200 x 20% = $46,440

Collection from May's credit sales = $202,200 x 50% = $101,100

Collection from April's credit sales = $179,400 x 26% = $46,644

Total cash collections during June = $348,984

Month DM purchases

April $44,000

May $55,000

June $55,000

Schedule of expected cash payments for direct materials purchases

For the month of June, 202x

Cash purchases during June = $55,000 x 50% = $27,500

Cash payments for May's purchases = $27,500 x 40% = $11,000

Cash payments for April's purchases = $22,000 x 60% = $13,200

Total cash payments during June = $51,700

2) Month Sales

April $299,000

May $337,000

June $387,000

Schedule of expected collections

For the month of June, 202x

Cash sales during June = $387,000 x 40% = $154,800

Collection from June's credit sales = $232,200 x 30% = $69,660

Collection from May's credit sales = $202,200 x 50% = $101,100

Collection from April's credit sales = $179,400 x 18% = $32,292

Total cash collections during June = $357,852

It would be worth to pay the collector since the 2% reduction in uncollectible accounts is worth much more than the $1,000 that he/she earns.

3) Month DM purchases

April $44,000

May $55,000

June $55,000

Schedule of expected cash payments for direct materials purchases

For the month of June, 202x

Cash purchases during June = $55,000 x 40% = $22,000

Cash payments for May's purchases = $33,000 x 40% = $13,200

Cash payments for April's purchases = $26,400 x 60% = $15,840

Total cash payments during June = $51,040

Cash payments will decrease a little in June.