John Wills, Bates & Hill Fabricators' budget director, has received budget information from several managers (see Exercises

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John Wills, Bates & Hill Fabricators' budget director, has received budget information from several managers (see Exercises 5-8, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, and 25) and is preparing the company's cash budget. In addition to the information he received from these managers, John knows the following:

• Bates & Hill plans to have $60,000 in its cash account on January 1.

• Bates & Hill plans to declare and pay dividends totaling $49,000 in January.

• Bates & Hill plans to purchase and pay cash for a piece of land in February at a cost of $72,000.

• Bates & Hill plans to purchase equipment in March at a cost of $60,000.

• Bates & Hill's income taxes from last quarter totaling $75,260 will be paid in January.

• Bates & Hill is required to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000 in its account at First National Bank.

Bates & Hill has negotiated with the First National Bank to provide a $175,000 line of credit that can be borrowed against in $1,000 increments on the first day of the month. Any repayments on the line of credit must also be made in $1,000 increments and are made on the last day of the month when cash is available. The annual interest rate on this line of credit is 12%. Any time a principal payment is made, all accrued interest to date is repaid.


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Prepare Bates & Hill's cash budget for the first quarter.


Cash Budget
A cash budget is an estimation of the cash flows for a business over a specific period of time. These cash inflows and outflows include revenues collected, expenses paid, and loans receipts and payment.  Its primary purpose is to provide the...
Line of Credit
A line of credit (LOC) is a preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time. The borrower can take money out as needed until the limit is reached, and as money is repaid, it can be borrowed again in the case of an open line of credit. A LOC is...
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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118338445

2nd edition

Authors: Charles E. Davis, Elizabeth Davis

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