EXCEL FILE ACCOUNTING ASSINGMENT

The sales of Alpha Company in March were $92,000. The Balance sheet of Alpha Company (31 March 2008) is given below.

Current Assets:

Cash

23,000

Accounts receivable

27,600

Merchandise inventory

93,200

Unexpired insurance

4,140

Total Current Assets

147,940

Gross fixed assets

85,100

Accumulated depreciation

-29,440

Net Fixed assets

55,660

Total Assets

203,600

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

27,664

Accrued wages and commissions payable

5,835

Loan

0

Total Current Liabilities

33,499

Owner’s equity

170,101

Total equity and liabilities

203,600

•The projected sales in April and May are $110,000 and $184,000 respectively.

•Alpha sales are 70% cash and 30% credit, collected in the following month. It has no currently overdue accounts and anticipates none in the future.

•The company will purchase a second hand truck on 1 May 2008: $8,000

•Miscellaneous cash expenses: 5% of the current sales

•Rent: $4,600/month

•Insurance expense: paid once a year (beginning of January 2008) = $5,520;

•Depreciation expense: $1,150/month

•Tax rate: 0%

•Wages: $5650/month + 15% commission of sales/month

•70% of the wages made in a specific month are paid in that month, the rests are paid in the following month)

•The inventory policy of the company is to begin a month with a sufficient inventory to cover 80% of sales + $36,000 cushion

•Cost of Goods Sold: 65% of sales

•60% of the purchases made in a specific month are paid in that month, the rests are paid in the following month).

•Alpha borrowed from one of its founder at 1.5% interest/month for the next 2 years. Alpha borrows from and repays the founder at the end of the month. The agreement with this founder stipulates a $30,000 minimum cash balance in the venture’s checking account.

Construct Alpha’s cash budget, income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow for April 2008.