In: Accounting
Newman Medical Clinic has budgeted the following cash flows. |
January | February | March | |||||||
Cash receipts | $ | 106,000 | $ | 112,000 | $ | 132,000 | |||
Cash payments | |||||||||
For inventory purchases | 93,000 | 75,000 | 88,000 | ||||||
For S&A expenses | 34,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
Newman Medical had a cash balance of $11,000 on January 1. The company desires to maintain a cash cushion of $5,000. Funds are assumed to be borrowed, in increments of $1,000, and repaid on the last day of each month; the interest rate is 1 percent per month. Repayments may be made in any amount available. Newman pays its vendors on the last day of the month also. The company had a monthly $40,000 beginning balance in its line of credit liability account from this year’s quarterly results. |
Required |
Prepare a cash budget. (Any repayments/shortage should be indicated with a minus sign. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) |
Jan | Feb | March | ||||
Beginning cash balance | $ 11,000.00 | $ 5,600.00 | $ 5,000.00 | |||
Add: | Cash receipt | $ 106,000.00 | $ 112,000.00 | $ 132,000.00 | ||
Cash available | $ 117,000.00 | $ 117,600.00 | $ 137,000.00 | |||
Less: | Cash payments | |||||
For inventory purchase | $ 93,000.00 | $ 75,000.00 | $ 88,000.00 | |||
For S&A expense | $ 34,000.00 | $ 35,000.00 | $ 30,000.00 | |||
Interest expense per month | $ 400.00 | $ 560.00 | $ 540.00 | |||
Total budgeted expense | $ 127,400.00 | $ 110,560.00 | $ 118,540.00 | |||
Payment minus receipts | ||||||
Surplus (shortage) | $ (10,400.00) | $ 7,040.00 | $ 18,460.00 | |||
Financing Activity | ||||||
Borrowing (repayment) | $ 16,000.00 | $ (2,040.00) | $ (13,460.00) | |||
Ending cash balance | $ 5,600.00 | $ 5,000.00 | $ 5,000.00 |
Workings: | ||||
Computation of Interest: | ||||
For Jan | ($ 40000 x 1%) | $ 400 | ||
For Feb | [($ 40000 + $ 16000) x 1%] | $ 560 | ||
For March | [($ 40000 + $ 16000 - $ 2040) x 1%] | $ 540 |