Object Cost: "Sorbeteros" Will Keep Inventory For The Ice Cream Making Ingredients
Object Cost: "Sorbeteros" Will Keep Inventory For The Ice Cream Making Ingredients
Object Cost: "Sorbeteros" Will Keep Inventory For The Ice Cream Making Ingredients
Financial Data
A. Capital Requirement
i. Working Capital
Object Cost
Raw Inventory 00.00
Work In Progress 00.00
Finished Products 00.00
Accounts Receivable 00.00
Accounts Payable 00.00
Total Working Capital 00.00
Cash Management
It is predicted that “Sorbeteros” will have a positive cash flow due to
the quick turnover of the inventory. Ice cream is a quick moving product
that will not remain stocked for long. We expect highest sales during the
festive seasons and during school vacation. There will be steady sales
from our contracted outlets such as hotels and social joints. These will be
our largest The company will incur substantial costs in procuring and
processing the fruits. However, these costs will be justified by the
premium costing structure that we will adopt for the final product to give
healthy returns.
Inventory Management
“Sorbeteros” will keep inventory for the ice cream making ingredients
(ice cream mix and the fruits) in cold storage at the site. The average
inventory for the finished product will be 30 days to ensure that we have
enough stock to meet any surge in demand for the product. We will also
keep two months’ worth of fruit inventory to ensure that we do not run out
of supply. We will keep larger batches of fruits that are hard to find to
ensure that we are always ready to produce all the flavors, even if there is
an upsurge of orders.
Even though sales are projected to be constant throughout the year,
there will be spikes in product demand during vacations, school holidays
and when the contracted suppliers have conventions at their premises.
Accounts Payable
Permanent staffs will be paid monthly salaries. Contracted workers
will be paid on per-project basis. All the utilities will be paid every month
(within 18 days after receiving the bill). Ice cream mix will be paid within
30 days of receiving the invoice. Since defaulting on this payment attracts
an interest, we will try never to default.
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
We are looking to hold only 60 days’ worth of processed fruit in our
inventory. We will have a 30-day credit window for our collectible accounts
and up to 30 days for our accounts payables. Given that we will have a
day’s worth of ice cream as work in progress, we will have an average of
61 days to generate cash inflows from the inventory. This period will be
sufficient for us to pick up revenue generation since the working capital
has been set aside to start the business.
The calculation is given by the formula:
CCC = Average Days Inventory + Average Collection Period –
Average Days Payable CCC = 61 +3 0 – 30 CCC = 61 days