Problem 20-3A (50 minutes)
Part 1
MERLINE MANUFACTURING
Budgeted Income Statement
For Months of January, February, and March, 2016
January February March
Sales*………………………………………..….…..$2,062,500 $2,268,750 $2,495,625
Cost of goods sold*……………..………….... 1,237,500 1,361,250 1,497,375
Gross profit………………………..….….…..…. 825,000 907,500 998,250
Expenses
Other expenses……..….….….….….….….. 10,000 10,000 10,000
Total expenses……………….……….….…..… 628,750 649,375 672,063
Net income……………..…..….….….….…..….$ 196,250 $ 258,125 $ 326,187
* Volume for the next three months increases by 10% per month
Sales Cost of Goods
Units (@ $125) Sold (@ $75)
Part 2: Analysis Component
The plan for increasing sales volume by reducing the price and increasing
advertising would cause the company to generate less net income in each of the
three months of the next quarter than was earned in December. This result is not
Financial and Managerial Accounting, 6th Edition