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Cummings Inc., has been accumulating operating data in order to prepare an annual budget. They have determined that a minimum cash balance of $150,000 is required. Any required borrowings take place in increments of $1,000 with annual interest of 8%. Repayment of borrowed funds is also made in increments of $1,000. Assume that borrowings are made on the first day of the month in which the cash is required, and the repayments are made on the last day of a month in which cash is available. On March 1, the cash balance will be $320,000.
Details regarding sales for the first six months of the year are as follows:
January $1,200,000
February 1,300,000
March 1,400,000
April 1,250,000
May 1,440,000
June 1,600,000
Twenty percent (20%) of the above sales are cash sales and 80% are credit sales. Accounts receivable collection experience is 30% the month of the sale, 40% the month following and 25% the second month following the sale. The remaining receivables are deemed uncollectable for planning purposes.
Budgeted inventory purchases are as follows:
January $480,000
February 520,000
March 560,000
April 500,000
Cummings Inc. pays 50% of their inventory purchases the month of the purchase and 50% the following month.
Budgeted expenses for March and April are as follows:
March | April | |
Advertising |
72,000 |
60,000 |
Payroll |
648,000 |
518,400 |
Depreciation |
110,000 |
110,000 |
Insurance |
120,000 |
|
Property taxes |
80,000 |
A new truck was required to replace their aging truck. The new truck costing $40,000 was received in March and paid for in cash. They were successful in finding a buyer for their old truck in April and received $15,000 cash.
REQUIRED:
Prepare a cash budget for Cummings Inc. for the months of March and April. Include the calculations that you used to arrive at your entry.