Garden Depot is a retailer that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal
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Garden Depot is a retailer that is preparing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Management has prepared the following summary of its budgeted cash flows:
The company’s beginning cash balance for the upcoming fiscal year will be $24,000. The company requires a minimum cash balance of $10,000 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. For simplicity, assume that interest is not compounded.
Garden Depot
Complete the company's cash budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Cash deficiency, repayments, and interest, should be indicated by a minus sign.)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total cash receipts $340,000 $460,000 $390,000 $410,000 Total cash disbursements $386,000 $356,000 $346,000 $366,000Explanation / Answer
Particulars Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Year Remarks Beginning balance $24,000.00 $10,000.00 $81,040.00 $125,040.00 $240,080.00 Total cash receipts $340,000.00 $460,000.00 $390,000.00 $410,000.00 $1,600,000.00 Total cash available $364,000.00 $470,000.00 $471,040.00 $535,040.00 $1,840,080.00 Less: Total cash disbursements $386,000.00 $356,000.00 $346,000.00 $366,000.00 $1,454,000.00 Excess of cash available over disbursements -$22,000.00 $114,000.00 $125,040.00 $169,040.00 $386,080.00 As the cash balance is negative, to maintain a minimum balance of 10,000 it has to borrow $32,000. Financing $0.00 Borrowings $32,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $32,000.00 Repayments $0.00 -$32,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 -$32,000.00 Interest $0.00 -$960.00 $0.00 $0.00 -$960.00 Interest payment = 32000*3% Total financing -$32,960.00 $0.00 $0.00 -$32,960.00 Principal amount borrowed+interest for three months ending in 2nd quarter Ending cash balance $10,000.00 $81,040.00 $125,040.00 $169,040.00 $385,120.00
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