2 Tutorial Question and Answer On Cash Budget
2 Tutorial Question and Answer On Cash Budget
a) Haryana Jaya’s projected sales for the first eight months of 2017 are as follows:
10% of sales is for cash, another 60% is collected in the following month and 30% is
collected in the second month following sales.
b) Haryana Jaya purchases raw materials one month before its sales. Amount of raw
materials needed is 50% of its sales. 50% of the purchases are paid in the month of
purchase and the balance is paid one month after the purchase.
c) The company pays RM10,000 per month for renting purposes, RM25,000 for salaries and
RM20,000 each month for other expenditures. Depreciation is fixed at RM5,000 per
month.
e) A new machine worth RM110,000 will be purchased in June in order to replace the
existing machine.
f) The firm will receive dividend of RM40,000 from its investment beginning of each
quarter.
g) The firm’s cash balance on 31st March is RM10,000 and a minimum balance of
RM10,000 is to be maintained at all times.
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ANSWER SCHEMEFOR CASH BUDGET CLASS EXERCISES
Haryana Jaya
Cash Budget for the Second Quarter 2017
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QUESTION 2
Tri Style sales in October, November and December 2017 were RM80,000, RM90,000 and
RM70,000 respectively. In 2018, Tri Style predicts its sales to be as follows:
Historically, 20% of Tri Style’s sales have been for cash. 40% of credit sales will be paid one
month after and 60% of credit sales will be paid two month after.
Tri Style’s purchases of raw materials are 60% of sales and are made one month prior to sales.
30% of the purchases are paid in the month of purchase while the remaining of the purchases is
paid in the following month.
Tri Style pays fixed monthly RM8,000 rental and RM12,000 wages. In addition, the company is
expected to pay RM20,000 annual interest at the end of each quarter. Dividend of RM7,000 is to
be paid in February.
The company’s ending cash balance for December 2017 is RM10,000 and the company plans to
maintain the same amount of minimum cash balance monthly.
Based on the information, prepare a cash budget for Tri Style for the first quarter of 2018.
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Tri Style
Cash budget for the first quarter 2018