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Thursday, 2 August 2012

Forest Outfitters is a retailer that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Management

Forest Outfitters is a retailer that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Management has prepared the following summary of its budgeted cash flows:

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
  Total cash receipts $ 340,000     $ 670,000     $ 410,000     $ 470,000    
  Total cash disbursements $ 530,000     $ 450,000     $ 430,000     $ 480,000    


The company's beginning cash balance for the upcoming fiscal year will be $50,000. The company requires a minimum cash balance of $30,000 and may borrow any amount needed from a local bank at a quarterly interest rate of 3%. The company may borrow any amount at the beginning of any quarter and may repay its loans, or any part of its loans, at the end of any quarter. Interest payments are due on any principal at the time it is repaid.

Required:
Complete the company's cash budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Input all amounts as positive values except cash deficiency, repayments, and interest, which should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Forest Outfitters
Cash Budget
       1st Quarter        2nd Quarter        3rd Quarter        4th Quarter      Year
  Cash balance, beginning $ 50,000 correct $ 30,000 correct $ 69,800 correct $ 49,800 correct $ 50,000 correct  
  Total cash receipts 340,000 correct 670,000 correct 410,000 correct 470,000 correct 1,890,000 correct  





  Total cash available 390,000 correct 700,000 correct 479,800 correct 519,800 correct 1,940,000 correct  
  Less total cash disbursements 530,000 correct 450,000 correct 430,000 correct 480,000 correct 1,890,000 correct  





  Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements 140,000 incorrect 250,000 correct 49,800 correct 39,800 correct 50,000 correct  





  Financing:
  Borrowings (at beginning) 170,000 correct 0 correct 0 correct 0 correct 170,000 correct  
  Repayments (at ending) 0 correct 180,200 incorrect 0 correct 0 correct n/r incorrect  
  Interest 0 correct 0 incorrect 0 correct 0 correct n/r incorrect  





  Total financing 0 incorrect 0 incorrect 0 correct 0 correct 0 incorrect  





  Cash balance, ending $ 30,000 correct $ 69,800 correct $ 49,800 correct $ 39,800 correct $ 39,800 correct  










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