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The Thunder Dan's Corporation's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 65 percent of...

The Thunder Dan's Corporation's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 65 percent of the next quarter's forecasted sales. The payables period is 60 days. Beginning accounts payables is $200. Wages, taxes, and other expenses are 16 percent of sales, and interest and dividends are $60 per quarter. No capital expenditures are planned. Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $720. The receivables period is 45 days. Beginning accounts receivables is $150. Initial cash balance is $70, the corporation requires a minimum cash balance of $50. The projected quarterly sales are: Q1, $690; Q2, $660; Q3 $590; Q4, $560. Based on the information, please construct the cash budget table for the following 4 quarters. Please indicate if the short term financing is needed.

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Formula Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Sales (S)                  690.00                 660.00                     590.00               560.00               720.00
Purchases (P) (Sn+1*65%)                  429.00                 383.50                     364.00               468.00
Inflow:
Beginning receivables (BR)                  150.00                 345.00                     330.00               295.00
Sales (S)                  690.00                 660.00                     590.00               560.00
Cash collection (CC) (BR + 0.5*S)                (495.00)              (675.00)                   (625.00)            (575.00)
Ending receivables (A) (BR+S+CC)                  345.00                 330.00                     295.00               280.00
Outflow:
Beginning payables (BP)                  200.00
Payment of accounts (PA) (2/3*Pn) + (1/3*Pn-1)                  486.00                 398.67                     370.50               433.33
Wages, taxes & others (O) (16%*S)                  110.40                 105.60                        94.40                 89.60
Long-term financing expenses (LTE)                    60.00                   60.00                        60.00                 60.00
Total cash disbursements (B) (PA + O + LTE)                  656.40                 564.27                     524.90               582.93
Cash inflow (CI) (A-B)                (311.40)              (234.27)                   (229.90)            (302.93)
Beginning cash balance (BC)                    70.00              (241.40)                   (475.67)            (705.57)
Cash inflow (CI)                (311.40)              (234.27)                   (229.90)            (302.93)
Ending cash balance (EC) (BC + CI)                (241.40)              (475.67)                   (705.57)         (1,008.50)
Minimum cash balance (MCB)                  (50.00)                 (50.00)                     (50.00)               (50.00)
Surplus/(deficit) (EC + MCB)                (291.40)              (525.67)                   (755.57)         (1,058.50)

The company requires short-term financing as it is ending Q4 with a deficit of 1,058.50


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