Question: A cash budget, by quarter, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of $5,000 to start

A cash budget, by quarter, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of $5,000 to start each quarter.

Required:

  1. Fill in the missing amounts in the table that follows:

Quarter

1

2

Cash balance, beginning

$6

$?

Add collections from customers

?

?

Total cash available

71

?

Less disbursements:

Purchase of inventory

35

45

Selling and administrative expenses

?

30

Equipment purchases

8

8

Dividends

2

2

Total disbursements

?

85

Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements

(2)

?

Financing:

Borrowings

?

15

Repayments*

-

-

Total financing

?

?

Cash balance, ending

$?

$?

*For this exercise, assume there will be no interest on any borrowings.

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