The owner of Northwind Unlimited, Inc. has been concerned about the shortage of cash the company experiences during various times of the year. As a recent graduate of a highly regarded business school, you have been charged with the task of developing a budget that will allow the company to get a better understanding of its cash needs during the year. You have decided to prepare a master budget for the upcoming second quarter. The accounting department and other areas of the company have provided you with the following information.

The company sells many styles of pens, but all are sold for the same price of $10 each. Actual sales of pens for the last three months and budgeted sales for the next six months follow:

January (actual) 20,000 June (budget) 50,000
February (actual) 26,000 July (budget) 30,000
March (actual) 40,000 August (budget) 28,000
April (budget) 65,000 September (budget) 25,000
May (budget) 100,000

The company experiences peak sales during May. The production manager prefers that inventory should be on hand at the end of each month to supply 40% of the pens sold in the following month.
Suppliers are paid $4 for each pen. One-half of a month's purchases are paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. All sales are on credit. Only 20% of a month's sales are collected in the month of sale. An additional 70% is collected in the following month, and the remaining 10% is collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts have been negligible.
Monthly operating expenses for the company are given below:

Variable:
Sales commissions 4% of sales
Fixed:
Advertising $200,000
Rent $ 18,000
Salaries $106,000
Utilities $7,000
Insurance $3,000
Depreciation $14,000

Insurance is paid on an annual basis, in November of each year.
The company plans to purchase $16,000 in new equipment during May and $40,000 in new equipment during June; both purchases will be for cash. The company declares dividends of $15,000 each quarter, payable in the first month of the following quarter.
The company's balance sheet as of March 31 is given below:

Assets
Cash $74,000
Accounts receivable ($26,000 February sales;
$320,000 March sales) 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
Common stock 800,000
Retained earnings 580,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,495,000

The company maintains a minimum cash balance of $50,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of a month; any repayments are made at the end of a month.
The company has an agreement with a bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. At the end of the quarter, the company would pay the bank all of the accumulated interest on the loan and as much of the loan as possible (in increments of $1,000), while still retaining at least $50,000 in cash.

Required:
Prepare a master budget for the three-month period ending June 30. Include the following detailed schedules:
1. A sales budget, by month and in total.
2. A schedule of expected cash collections, by month and in total.
3. A merchandise purchases budget in units and in dollars. Show the budget by month and in total.
4. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases, by month and in total.
5. 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.
6. A budgeted income statement for the three-month period ending June 30. Use the contribution approach.
7. A budgeted balance sheet as of June 30.