Question

Harry’s Carryout Stores has eight locations. The firm wishes to expand by two more stores and needs a bank loan to do this. Mr. Wilson, the banker, will finance construction if the firm can present an acceptable three-month financial plan for January through March. The following are actual and forecast sales figures:

Actual			Forecast			Additional Information
November	$300,000		January	$380,000		April forecast	$390,000
December	320,000		February	420,000
			March	400,000

Of the firm’s sales, 50 percent are for cash and the remaining 50 percent are on credit. Of credit sales, 35 percent are paid in the month after sale and 65 percent are paid in the second month after the sale. Materials cost 30 percent of sales and are purchased and received each month in an amount sufficient to cover the following month’s expected sales. Materials are paid for in the month after they are received. Labor expense is 40 percent of sales and is paid for in the month of sales. Selling and administrative expense is 15 percent of sales and is paid in the month of sales. Overhead expense is $30,500 in cash per month.

Depreciation expense is $10,500 per month. Taxes of $8,500 will be paid in January, and dividends of $4,500 will be paid in March. Cash at the beginning of January is $90,000, and the minimum desired cash balance is $85,000.

Answer 1