Todd Enterprises is preparing a cash budget for the second quarter of the coming year. The following data have been forecasted:     April   May Sales ………………………………………………. $150,000   $157,500 Merchandise purchases …………………………… 107,000   112,400 Operating expenses:            Payroll …………………………………… 13,600   14,280      Advertising ………………………………… 5,400   5,700      Rent ………………………………………… 2,500   2,500      Depreciation ……………………………… 7,500   7,500 End of April balances:            Cash ………………………………………… 30,000          Bank loan payable ………………………… 26,000       Additional data: (1) Sales are 40% cash and 60% credit. The collection pattern for credit sales is 50% in the month following the sale and 50% in the month thereafter. Total sales in March were $125,000. (2) Purchases are all on credit, with 40% paid in the month of purchase and the balance paid in the following month. (3) Operating expenses are paid in the month they are incurred. (4) A minimum cash balance of $25,000 is required at the end of each month. (5) Loans are used to maintain the minimum cash balance. At the end of each month, interest of 1% per month is paid on the outstanding loan balance as of the beginning of the month. Repayments are made whenever excess cash is available.     Prepare the company's cash budget for May. Show the ending loan balance at May 31.

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Todd Enterprises is preparing a cash budget for the second quarter of the coming year. The following data have been forecasted:

 

 

April

 

May

Sales ……………………………………………….

$150,000

 

$157,500

Merchandise purchases ……………………………

107,000

 

112,400

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

     Payroll ……………………………………

13,600

 

14,280

     Advertising …………………………………

5,400

 

5,700

     Rent …………………………………………

2,500

 

2,500

     Depreciation ………………………………

7,500

 

7,500

End of April balances:

 

 

 

     Cash …………………………………………

30,000

 

 

     Bank loan payable …………………………

26,000

 

 

 

Additional data:

(1) Sales are 40% cash and 60% credit. The collection pattern for credit sales is 50% in the month following the sale and 50% in the month thereafter. Total sales in March were $125,000.

(2) Purchases are all on credit, with 40% paid in the month of purchase and the balance paid in the following month.

(3) Operating expenses are paid in the month they are incurred.

(4) A minimum cash balance of $25,000 is required at the end of each month.

(5) Loans are used to maintain the minimum cash balance. At the end of each month, interest of 1% per month is paid on the outstanding loan balance as of the beginning of the month. Repayments are made whenever excess cash is available.

 

 

Prepare the company's cash budget for May. Show the ending loan balance at May 31.

 

 

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