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Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:   Q1   Q2...

Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:

  Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4
  Sales $ 190 $ 210 $ 230 $ 260

Sales for the first quarter of the year after this one are projected at $205 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $81 million. Wildcat has a 45-day collection period.

Wildcat’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 50 percent of the next quarter’s forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 20 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $18 million per quarter.

Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $94 million. Finally, the company started the year with a $83 million cash balance and wishes to maintain a $40 million minimum balance.

a-1.

Assume that Wildcat can borrow any needed funds on a short-term basis at a rate of 3 percent per quarter and can invest any excess funds in short-term marketable securities at a rate of 2 percent per quarter. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Wildcat. (Enter your answers in millions. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

WILDCAT, INC.
Short-Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
  Target cash balance $ 40.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00
  Net cash inflow
  New short-term investments
  Income on short-term investments
  Short-term investments sold
  New short-term borrowing
  Interest on short-term borrowing
  Short-term borrowing repaid
  Ending cash balance $ $ $ $
  Minimum cash balance
  Cumulative surplus (deficit) $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term debt $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term debt $ $ $ $
a-2.

What is the net cash cost for the year under this target cash balance? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  Net cash cost   $   
b-1.

Complete the following short-term financial plan assuming that Wildcat maintains a minimum cash balance of $20 million. (Enter your answers in millions. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

WILDCAT, INC.
Short-Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
  Target cash balance $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00
  Net cash inflow
  New short-term investments
  Income on short-term investments
  Short-term investments sold
  New short-term borrowing
  Interest on short-term borrowing
  Short-term borrowing repaid
  Ending cash balance $ $ $ $
  Minimum cash balance
  Cumulative surplus (deficit) $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term debt $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term debt $ $ $ $
b-2.

What is the net cash cost for the year under this target cash balance? (Enter your answer in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  Net cash cost   $   


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Short-Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
  Target cash balance $40 $40 $40 $40
  Net cash inflow $98 ($69) $26 $72
  New short-term investments
  Income on short-term investments $0 $2 $1 $1
  Short-term investments sold ($67) $0
  New short-term borrowing
  Interest on short-term borrowing
  Short-term borrowing repaid
  Ending cash balance $98 $40 $67 $113
  Minimum cash balance $40 $40 $40 $40
  Cumulative surplus (deficit) $98 $40 $27 $73
  Beginning short-term investments $98 $31 $58
  Ending short-term investments $98 $31 $58 $126
  Beginning short-term debt $ $
  Ending short-term debt $ $
Short-Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
  Target cash balance 20 20 20 $20.00
  Net cash inflow 98 -69 26 72
  New short-term investments 78 27.56 74
  Income on short-term investments 1.56 1.56 2.1112
  Short-term investments sold
  New short-term borrowing
  Interest on short-term borrowing
  Short-term borrowing repaid
  Ending cash balance 98 30.56 20 $
  Minimum cash balance 20 20 20 20.1112
  Cumulative surplus (deficit) 78 20 20 20
  Beginning short-term investments 0 0 78 105.56
  Ending short-term investments 78 105.56 179.56
  Beginning short-term debt $ $
  Ending short-term debt $ $

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