Todd Enterprises Is Preparing a Cash Budget for the Second

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Essay

Todd Enterprises is preparing a cash budget for the second quarter of the coming year. The following data have been forecasted:
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 60% 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 at the end of the month if the cash balance exceeds $25,000.
Prepare the company's cash budget for May. Show the ending loan balance at May 31.

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Definitions:

Annuities

Financial products sold by financial institutions that are designed to accept and grow funds from an individual and then, upon annuitization, pay out a stream of payments to the individual at a later point in time.

Present Value

The current financial value of money to be obtained in the future or upcoming cash flow payments, quantified by a particular rate of return.

Cash Flows

The total amount of money being transferred in and out of a business, especially as affecting liquidity.

Investment

The expenditure of money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property.