Prepare a cash budget for Elmwood Manufacturing Company for the first three months of 2017 based on
Question:
Prepare a cash budget for Elmwood Manufacturing Company for the first three months of 2017 based on the following information:
The company has found that approximately 40 percent of sales are collected during the month the sale is made and the remaining 60 percent are collected during the month following the sale. Material purchases are 30 percent of next month’s estimated sales, and payments lag these purchases by one month. Labor costs are 35 percent of next month’s sales and are paid during the month incurred. Factory overhead and selling and administrative expenses are paid during the month incurred. In addition, a payment for new equipment of $1.5 million is due in February. Also, a tax payment of $1.6 million and a dividend payment of $650,000 are due in March. The company’s projected cash balance at the beginning of January is $1.5 million. Furthermore, Elmwood desires to maintain a $750,000 cash balance at the end of each month.
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Contemporary Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1337090582
14th edition
Authors: R. Charles Moyer, James R. McGuigan, Ramesh P. Rao