Question: Please help with part E, the sensitivity analysis table. When using the What If analysis data table function in Excel with the table, I cannot

Please help with part E, the sensitivity analysis table. When using the What If analysis data table function in Excel with the table, I cannot get it to work properly. It repeats the same number for each row.

Collections during month of sale 10%
Collections during 1st month after sale 75%
Collections during 2nd month after sale 15%
General and administrative salaries $36,000
Lease payments $12,000
Depreciation charges $48,000
Miscellaneous expenses $3,600
Income tax payments (Sep & Dec) $71,000
New design studio payment (Oct) $190,000
Cash on hand on July 1 $124,000
Minimum cash balance $85,000
Sales adjustment factor 0%
May June July August September October November December January
Sales $180,000 $180,000 $360,000 $540,000 $720,000 $360,000 $360,000 $90,000 $180,000
Costs of labor and raw materials $90,000 $90,000 $108,000 $828,000 $306,000 $216,000 $162,000 $90,000
a. Preparing a monthly cash budget for the last 6 months of 2021
The Cash Budget
May June July August September October November December
Collections and purchases worksheet
Sales (gross) $180,000 $180,000 $360,000 $540,000 $720,000 $360,000 $360,000 $90,000
Collections
During month of sale $36,000 $54,000 $72,000 $36,000 $36,000 $9,000
During 1st month after sale 135,000 270,000 405,000 540,000 270,000 270,000
During 2nd month after sale 27,000 27,000 54,000 81,000 108,000 54,000
Total collections $198,000 $351,000 $531,000 $657,000 $414,000 $333,000
Purchases
Labor and raw materials $90,000 $90,000 $108,000 $828,000 $306,000 $216,000 $162,000 $90,000
Payments for labor and raw materials $90,000 $108,000 $828,000 $306,000 $216,000 $162,000
Cash gain or loss for month
Collections $198,000 $351,000 $531,000 $657,000 $414,000 $333,000
Payments for labor and raw materials $90,000 $108,000 $828,000 $306,000 $216,000 $162,000
General and administrative salaries 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000
Lease payments 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
Miscellaneous expenses 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600
Income tax payments 0 0 71,000 0 0 71,000
Design studio payment 0 0 0 190,000 0 0
Total payments $141,600 $159,600 $950,600 $547,600 $267,600 $284,600
Net cash gain (loss) during month $56,400 $191,400 -$419,600 $109,400 $146,400 $48,400
Loan requirement or cash surplus
Cash at start of month $124,000 $180,400 $371,800 -$47,800 $61,600 $208,000
Cumulative cash $180,400 $371,800 -$47,800 $61,600 $208,000 $256,400
Target cash balance 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000
Cumulative surplus cash or loans outstanding to maintain the target cash balance $95,400 $286,800 -$132,800 -$23,400 $123,000 $171,400
b. Preparing monthly estimates of the required financing or excess funds
July August September October November December
Required financing or excess funds $95,400 $286,800 -$132,800 -$23,400 $123,000 $171,400
e. Doing a sensitivity analysis that shows the effects of the change in sales and the collection terms
Maximum loan required -132800
Change in sales (B14) Maximum loan required
% Collections in 2nd month (B5)
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 75% 90%
-100%
-75%
-50%
-25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%

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