You are the controller of Software Company, a distributor of computer software, which is planning to acquire a portion of the net assets

You are the controller of Software Company, a distributor of computer software, which is planning to acquire a portion of the net assets of a product line of Midge Company, a competitor enterprises. The projected acquisition cost is expected to exceed substantially the current fair value of the identifiable net assets to be acquired, which the competitor has agreed to sell because of its substantial net losses of recent years. The board of directors of Software asks if the excess acquisition costs may appropriately be recognized as goodwill.

Prepare a memorandum to the board of directors in answer to the question


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You have just been hired as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earrings to various retail outlets located in shopping malls across the country

Case 9-30 Master Budget with Supporting Schedules

EARRINGS UNLIMITED

Minimum ending cash balance $50,000
Selling price $10

Recent and forecast sales: January (actual) 20,000 February (actual) 26,000 March (actual) 40,000 April 65,000 May 100,000 June 50,000 July 30,000 August 28,000 September 25,000

Desired ending inventories (percentage 40% of next month's sales)
Cost of earrings 4

Purchases paid as follows: In month of purchase 50% In following month 50% Collection on sales: Sales collected current month 20% Sales collected following month 70% Sales collected 2nd month following 10% Variable monthly expenses: Sales commissions (% of sales) 4% Fixed monthly expenses:
Advertising 200,000
Rent 18,000
Salaries 106,000
Utilities 7,000
Insurance (12 months paid in November) 3,000
Depreciation 14,000
Equipment purchased in May 16,000
Equipment purchased in June 40,000
Dividends declared each quarter 15,000

Balance sheet at March 31:
Assets Cash $74,000
Accounts receivable 346,000
Inventory 104,000
Prepaid insurance 21,000
Property and equipment (net) 950,000
Total assets $1,495,000

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable $100,000
Dividends payable 15,000
Capital stock 800,000
Retained earnings 580,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,495,000

Agreement with Bank:
Borrowing increments $1,000
Interest rate per month 1%
Repayment increments $1,000
Total of interest paid each quarter 100%
Required minimum cash balance $50,000

Required:
Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed budgets:
1. a. A sales budget, by month and in total.
b. A schedule of expected cash collections from sales, by month and in total.
c. A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.
d. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchase, by month and in total.
2. A cash budget. Show the budget by month and in total. Determine any borrowing that would be needed to maintain the minimum cash balance of $50,000.
3. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach.
4. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.XX

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Gianni Sport was a New York manufacturer and distributor of women’s clothing

Gianni Sport was a New York manufacturer and distributor of women’s clothing. Gantos was a clothing retailer headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1980, Gantos’s sales total was 20 times greater than Gianni Sport’s, and in this industry, buyers were “in the driver’s seat.” In June 1980, Gantos submitted to Gianni Sport a purchase order for women’s holiday clothing to be delivered on October 10, 1980. The purchase order contained the following clause:

Buyer reserves the right to terminate by notice to Seller all or any part of this Purchase Order with respect to Goods that have not actually been shipped by Seller or as to Goods which are not timely delivered for any reason whatsoever.

Gianni Sport made the goods in question especially for Gantos. This holiday order comprised 20 to 22 percent of Gianni Sport’s business. In late September 1980, before the goods were shipped, Gantos canceled the order. Was the cancellation clause unconscionable?

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(Cash Budget; Income Statement; Balance Sheet) Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates

PROBLEM 9-19 Cash Budget; Income Statement; Balance Sheet

Minden Company is a wholesale distributor of premium European chocolates. The company’s balance sheet as of April 30 is given below:

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Units to be produced . . . . . . 5,000 8,000 7,000 6,000

Minden Company
Balance Sheet
April 30
Assets
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,000
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,000
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
Buildings and equipment, net of depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,000
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,000
Note payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,500
Capital stock, no par . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,000
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,500
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000

The company is in the process of preparing budget data for May. A number of budget items have already been prepared, as stated below:
a. Sales are budgeted at $200,000 for May. Of these sales, $60,000 will be for cash; the remainder will be credit sales. One-half of a month’s credit sales are collected in the month the sales are made, and the remainder is collected in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts receivable will be collected in May.
b. Purchases of inventory are expected to total $120,000 during May. These purchases will all be on account. Forty percent of all purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder are paid in the following month. All of the April 30 accounts payable to suppliers will be paid during May.
c. The May 31 inventory balance is budgeted at $40,000.
d. Selling and administrative expenses for May are budgeted at $72,000, exclusive of depreciation. These expenses will be paid in cash. Depreciation is budgeted at $2,000 for the month.
e. The note payable on the April 30 balance sheet will be paid during May, with $100 in interest. (All of the interest relates to May.)
f. New refrigerating equipment costing $6,500 will be purchased for cash during May.
g. During May, the company will borrow $20,000 from its bank by giving a new note payable to the bank for that amount. The new note will be due in one year.

Required:
1. Prepare a cash budget for May. Support your budget with a schedule of expected cash collections from sales and a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases.
2. Prepare a budgeted income statement for May. Use the absorption costing income statement format as shown in Schedule 9.
3. Prepare a budgeted balance sheet as of May 31.

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