The president of the retailer Prime Products has just approached the companys bank with a request for
Question:
The president of the retailer Prime Products has just approached the company’s bank with a request for a $30,000, 90-day loan. The purpose of the loan is to assist the company in acquiring inventories. Because the company has had some difficulty in paying off its loans in the past, the loan officer has asked for a cash budget to help determine whether the loans should be made. The following data are available for the months April through June, during which the loan will be used:
(a) On April 1, the start of the loan period, the cash balance will be $24,000. Accounts receivable on April 1, will total $140,000 of which $120,000 will be collected during April and $16,000 will be collected during May. The remainder will be uncollectible.
(b) Past experience shows that 30% of a month’s sales are collected in the month of sale, 60% in the month following sale, and 8% in the second month following sale. The other 2% represents bad debts that are never collected. Budgeted sales and expenses for the three-month period follow:
(c) Merchandise purchases are paid in full during the month following purchase. Accounts payable for merchandise purchases during March, which will be paid during April, total $140,000
(d) In preparing the cash budget, assume that the $30,000 loan will be made in April and repaid in June. Interest on the loan will total $1,200.
Required:
1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections of April, May and June, and for the three months in total
2. Prepare a cash budget, by month in total, for the three-month period.
3. If the company need a minimum cash balance of $20,000 to start each month, can the loan be repaid as planned? Explain.
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0697789938
13th Edition
Authors: Ray H. Garrison, Eric W. Noreen, Peter C. Brewer
