First quarter 23,000 units
Second quarter 28,000 units
Third quarter 27,000 units
Fourth quarter 32,000 units
Sales increase each quarter during 2018
Selling price per lock 25$
Required
Prepare a sales budget by quarter for 2018.
Sales in units for 2017
Projected sales at 120%
of prior year
Sales price per unit
Budgeted revenue for 2018
Consider the following after you have completed the requirements of E10-4.
Sales in units for 2017
Projected sales at 105%
of prior quarter
Sales price per unit
Budgeted revenue for 2018
Exercise 10-4 Sales Budget
Locksafe Company manufactures burglar-resistant commercial door locks. Recently, the company
began selling locks on the Web, and the company expects sales to increase dramatically compared
with the prior year. For the past year, 2017, unit sales were as follows:
Assume that sales for each quarter in 2018 will be 20 percent higher than in 2017 and that the selling
price will be as follows:
Suppose that the sales manager for Locksafe Company provided a separate estimate for sales
during 2018. He forecasts that sales will be 33,000 units in the first quarter of 2018, and will increase
5 percent each subsequent quarter. Prepare a new sales budget by quarter for 2018 that reflects the
new forecast.