Widmer Corp

question 76

Essay

Widmer Corp. requires a minimum $10,000 cash balance. If necessary, loans are taken to meet this requirement at a cost of 1% interest per month (paid monthly). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying any outstanding loan balance. The cash balance on July 1 is $10,400. Cash receipts other than for loans received for July, August, and September are forecasted as $24,000, $32,000, and $40,000, respectively. Payments other than for loan or interest payments for the same period are planned at $28,000, $30,000, and $32,000, respectively at July 1, there are no outstanding loans.
Required:
Prepare a cash budget for July, August, and September.

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