Donald Company Has the Following Information Donald Company Wants to Keep a Minimum Cash Balance of May

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Essay

Donald Company has the following information:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Cash Balance, May } 31&\$45,000\\\text { Dividends paid in June } & 12,000 \\\text { Cash paid for operating expenses in June } & 36,800 \\\text { Equipment depreciation expense in June } & 4,500\\\text { Patent amortization expense in June } & 2,000 \\\text { Cash collections on sales in June } & 99,000 \\\text { Merchandise purchases paid in June } & 56,200 \\\text { Purchase equipment for cash in June } & 17,500\end{array}$
Donald Company wants to keep a minimum cash balance of $10,000.Assume that borrowing occurs at the beginning of the month and repayments occur at the end of the month.Interest of 1% is paid in cash at the end of each month when debt is outstanding.Borrowing and repayments are carried out in multiples of $1,000.
Required:
Prepare a cash budget for June.

Understand the relationship between marginal cost and selling price for profit maximization in monopolies.

Identify and describe the condition where a monopolist is producing at a point where price equals average total cost (ATC) and its implications.

Analyze profit maximization strategies and outcomes using diagrams and data.

Distinguish between marginal revenue (MR) and marginal cost (MC) and their implications for monopolist’s output and pricing decisions.

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Definitions:

Dependent Taxpayer Test

Criteria used to determine if a taxpayer can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return, affecting exemptions and credits.

Support Test

Criteria used by the IRS to determine if an individual can claim another person as a dependent based on financial support provided.

Qualifying Child

A dependent who meets certain IRS criteria related to relationship, age, residency, and support, allowing the taxpayer to claim various tax benefits.

Taxpayer's Spouse

The individual married to the taxpayer, who can be included on a joint tax return, affecting deductions, credits, and taxable income.