Sales Budget and Cash Collections Quiz

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What is a budget?

  • A tool used to control an organization's activities
  • The act of setting financial goals
  • A detailed quantitative plan for acquiring and using resources over a specific time period (correct)
  • A method of preparing financial statements

What is the process of preparing a budget known as?

  • Strategic planning
  • Budgetary control
  • Financial forecasting
  • Budgeting (correct)

What is the purpose of using budgets to control an organization's activities?

  • To achieve financial objectives (correct)
  • To prepare financial statements
  • To forecast market trends
  • To audit financial records

What term describes the use of budgets to regulate and monitor an organization's actions?

<p>Budgetary control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is involved in the planning phase of budgeting?

<p>Setting objectives and creating budgets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does control involve in an organization?

<p>Ensuring objectives are achieved through management steps (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the advantages of budgeting mentioned in the text?

<p>Coordinating activities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to responsibility accounting, what should managers be held responsible for?

<p>Only items they can control significantly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical period covered by operating budgets?

<p>One year (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a continuous budget?

<p>Budget that rolls forward one month as the current month is completed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of dividing an annual budget into quarters?

<p>To align with fiscal quarters (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total budgeted sales in dollars for the month of August?

<p>$150,000 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Royal’s collection pattern, what percentage of sales are uncollectible?

<p>5% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total cash collections expected for April, considering the collection pattern?

<p>$70,000 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How much will be collected in May from April's sales, according to the collection pattern?

<p>$47,500 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total expected cash collections for the quarter ended June 30th, considering all sales from April to June?

<p>$220,000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If $20,000 units are sold in April at $10 per unit, how much cash will be collected in May for these sales?

<p>$150,000 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the total cash disbursements for the quarter?

<p>$185,000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a company follows a no layoff policy and pays $15 (time-and-a-half) for every hour worked in excess of 1,500 hours per month, what would be the total direct labor cost for the quarter?

<p>$64,500 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the rate per hour paid to workers for direct labor at Royal?

<p>$10 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many hours of work per week are employees paid for at Royal?

<p>40 hours (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If each unit of product requires 0.05 hours of direct labor, how many units can be produced with 1,500 hours of direct labor?

<p>20,000 units (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The direct labor budget depends on which of the following factors?

<p>Labor hours guaranteed or required (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the March 31 inventory used for in the direct materials budget calculation?

<p>To calculate the materials to be purchased in May (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are materials payments typically split by Royal according to the text?

<p>One-half in the month of purchase, one-half in the following month (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of calculating expected cash disbursements for materials as mentioned in the text?

<p>To anticipate and prepare for cash payments related to materials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How much is Royal paying per pound for its materials?

<p>$0.40 per pound (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on the information provided, how are materials purchases typically paid by Royal?

<p>Half paid in advance, half paid in arrears (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What calculation involves multiplying 140,000 lbs. by $0.40/lb as mentioned in the text?

<p>Calculating expected cash disbursements for materials (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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