Rawhide Outfitters Had Projected Its Sales for the First Six

question 78

Multiple Choice

Rawhide Outfitters had projected its sales for the first six months of 2012 to be as follows: Cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.Purchases are made and paid for two months prior to the sale.40% of sales are collected in the month of the sale,40% are collected in the month following the sale,and the remaining 20% in the second month following the sale.Total other cash expenses are $40,000/month.The company's cash balance as of March 1st,2012 is projected to be $40,000,and the company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $15,000.Excess cash will be used to retire short-term borrowing (if any exists) .The firm has no short-term borrowing as of March 1st,2012.Assume that the interest rate on short-term borrowing is 1% per month.What was Rawhides' projected loss for March?

• A)$184,000
• B)$110,000
• C)$84,000
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Optimal Output

The level of production that maximizes a firm's profit, determined by the point where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Cost Curves

Graphs that show the relationship between the cost of producing a good or service and the output level.

Short-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of goods a firm is willing and able to supply at different prices in the short term.

MC Curve

Short for Marginal Cost Curve, it graphs the cost to produce one additional unit of a good or service against the quantity produced.