5. Cash budget The cash budget is considered the primary forecasting tool when firms try to estimate their cash flows and figure out if they are likely to need additional cash flows or to generate surplus cash. Consider the case of Mooney Equipment: Mooney Equipment is putting together its cash budget for the following year and has forecasted expected cash collections over the next five quarters (one year plus the first quarter of the next year). The cash collection estimates are based on sales projections and expected collection of recevables. The sales and cash collection estimates are shown in the following table (In millions of dollars): Q3 04 Q5 Sales Total cash collections Q1 $1,210 $1,210 Q2 $1,510 $1,260 $1,610 $1,560 $1,310 $1,360 $1,310 You also have the following Information about Mooney Equipment: In any given period, Mooney purchases from suppliers generally account for 72% of the expected sales in the next period, and wages, supplies, and toxes are expected to be 15% or next period's sales. In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment Every quarter, Mooney pays 560 million in interest and dividend payments to tong-term debt and equity investors Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance or at least 514 million at all times. Using the preceding Information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar) What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year (after Q4)? What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? True or False: If a firm changed its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead of 60 days, and everything else remains the same, the net cash now in the next quarter is likely to decrease True Fase Wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment Every quarter, Mooney pays $60 million in interest and dividend payments to long-term debt and equity investors Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 millon at all times. Using the preceding Information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar) What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash -$164 million balance at the end of the year (after Q4)? -5157 million What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? -$1,005 million What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? -5151 million True or False: If onim changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead of 60 days, and everything else remains the same, the net cash now in the next quarter is likely to decrease True False Wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment Every quarter, Mooney pays $60 million in interest and dividend payments to long-term debt and equity investors. Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance of at least 514 million at all times. Using the preceding information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar.) What is the net cash innow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year (after Q-4)? What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? -51,441 million -$1,290 million 5128 million True or False: If a firm changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead $285 millionerything else remains the same, the net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to decrease. True Falso wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment Every quarter, Mooney pays $60 million in interest and dividend payments to long-term debt and equity Investors. Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance of at least 514 million at all times Using the preceding information, answer the following questions: (Nota: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar) What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (22) If Mooney s beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least 514 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year after Q4)? What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? . What is the largest cash denict that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? -5121 million True or folder Ifa ni changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead net cast How in the next quartet is likely to decrease -571 million verything else remains the same, the -599 million True $142 million False wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales. In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment Every quarter, Mooney pays 560 million in interest and dividend payments to long-term debt and equity investors. Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million at all times. Using the preceding information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar) What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year after Q4)? What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? True or False: If a ne changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead net cash now in the next quarter is likely to decrease -51,018 million erything else remains the same, the -$728 million True -51,455 million False -5873 million