Chapter 10: Static and Flexible Budgets 10-27
Plant asset purchases 17,000
Wages expense (direct labor) 19,000
Cash paid to direct labor employees 22,000
Inventory purchases 25,000
Payments to inventory suppliers 40,000
Sales revenue 80,000
Cash collected from customers 95,000
Support department costs do not include depreciation. The company plans to purchase the plant asset
at the end of the year, making a 30% down payment and financing the remainder with a 6%, 180-day
note payable. RLN wishes to maintain an ending cash balance of $7,200; any excess cash is invested
in short-term securities. A zero rate of return is budgeted for short-term securities. Cash deficiencies
are made up through short-term borrowing (30%) and capital stock issuances (70%).
a. Use the relevant data to prepare RLN’s cash budget.
b. Explain why the managers of RLN Corporation cannot be certain that achieving the cash budget
results calculated in part (a).
4. The Farmland Children’s Clinic is located in a small rural town. It draws from a wide area, though,
because it is the only children’s clinic in this part of the state. The clinic is usually busier during the
summer than during any other time because parents bring children in for annual physical
examinations and for follow-up on other problems while children are out of school. A new director
was recently hired, and among the new ideas he introduced were responsibility accounting and
monthly cost reports supplied to department heads. Previously, cost data had rarely been presented.
Here is part of the report received by the information systems department:
To: Department Heads
From: Farmland Children’s Clinic Business Manager
Beginning this month, you will receive monthly reports comparing the costs of operating
your department with budgeted costs. The reports will highlight the differences (variations) so you
can identify problem areas in your department. The budget variances will help you identify what
costs are out of line. Of course you will want to pay attention to the largest variances as they are
likely the most important. The first report is attached. Please look it over and get back to me by next
Thursday with information regarding you variances.
Farmland Children’s Clinic
PERFORMANCE REPORT-INFORMATION SYSTEMS
July 20×6
(Over) (Over)
Under Under
Budget Actual Budget Percent
Number of visits 1,200 1,500 (300) (25)%
Costs:
Staff salaries $ 4,500 $6,250 $(1,750) (39)
Supplies 550 750 (200) (71)
Supervisor’s salary 2,150 2,750 (600) (28)
Allocated administrative costs 1,000 1,200 (200) (20)
Equipment depreciation 600 650 (50) (8)
Total Costs $8,800 $11,600 $(2,800) (32)%
Comments: Costs are significantly above budget for the month. Particular attention needs to be paid
to staff and supervisors’ salaries, and supplies.