Calculating the Cash Budget [LO3] Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:
Sales for the first quarter of the year after this one are projected at $170 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $68 million. Wildcat has a 45-day collection period.
Wildcat’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 45 percent of the next quarter’s
Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $75 million. Finally, the company started the year with a $49 million cash balance and wishes to maintain a $30 million minimum balance.
a. Complete a cash budget for Wildcat by filling in the following:
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