Cash budget) The Sharpe Corporation’s projected sales for
the first eight months of 2011
are as follows:
January $ 89,800 May $300,100
February 120,000 June 270,100
March 136,000 July 225,800
April 240,900 August151,000
Of Sharpe’s sales, 10 percent is for cash, another 60
percent is collected in the month following sale, and 30 percent is collected
in the second month following sale. November and December sales for 2010 were
$219,200 and $175,600, respectively.
Sharpe purchases its raw materials two months in advance of
its sales equal to 60 percent of their final sales price. The supplier is paid
one month after it makes delivery. For example, purchases for April sales are
made in February and payment is made in March.
In addition, Sharpe pays $9,100 per month for rent and
$20,700 each month for other expenditures.
Tax prepayments of $23,000 are made each quarter, beginning
in March.
The company’s cash balance at December 31, 2010, was
$21,600; a minimum balance of $15,000 must be maintained at all times. Assume
that any short-term financing needed to maintain the cash balance is paid off
in the month following the month of financing if sufficient funds are
available.
Interest on short-term loans (11 percent) is paid monthly.
Borrowing to meet estimated monthly cash needs takes place at the beginning of
the month. Thus, if in the month of April the firm expects to have a need for
an additional $60,910, these funds would be borrowed at the beginning of April
with interest of $558 (11% × 1/12 × $60,910) owed for April
and paid at the beginning of May.
a. Prepare a cash budget for Sharpe covering the first seven
months of 2011.(nov sales = $219,200; dec sales = $175,600; jan sales =
$89,800;
b. Sharpe has $199,800 in notes payable due in July that
must be repaid or renegotiated for an extension. Will the firm have sufficient
cash to repay the notes?
