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Holiday Tree Farm has a cash balance of $34 and a short-term loan balance of $180 at the beginning of Q1. The net cash inflow for the first quarter is $36 and for the second quarter there is a net cash outflow of $48. All cash shortfalls are funded with short-term debt. The firm pays 2 percent of its prior quarter's ending loan balance as interest each quarter. The minimum cash balance is $20. What is the short-term loan balance at the end of Q2?
Multiple Choice
$184.3
$193.1
$128.4
$138.6
$179.2
Which statement is true?
Multiple Choice
The number of days in the cash cycle can be positive, negative, or equal to zero.
Paying a supplier within the discount period rather than waiting until the end of the normal credit period will decrease the cash cycle.
An increase in the inventory turnover rate must increase the cash cycle.
The payables period must be shorter than the receivables period.
A decrease in the accounts receivable turnover rate decreases the cash cycle.