6 14.28 points Wildcat, Incorporated, has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Sales $150 $170 $190 $220 Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $165 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $65 million. Wildcat has a 45-day collection period. Wildcat's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 45 percent of the next quarter's forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 20 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $14 million per quarter. Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $91 million. Finally, the company started the year with a cash balance of $75 million and wishes to maintain a $30 million minimum balance. a. Complete the following cash budget for Wildcat, Incorporated. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is complete and correct. WILDCAT, INCORPORATED Cash Budget (in millions) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Beginning cash balance $ 75.00 $ Net cash inflow 23.10 98.10 $ -60.90 37.20 $ 71.60 Ending cash balance $ 98.10 $ Minimum cash balance -30.00 37.20 S -30.00 Cumulative surplus (deficit) $ 68.10 7.20 S 34.40 71.60 S -30.00 41.60 62.85 134.45 -30.00 $ 104.45 6 14.28 points Assume that Wildcat can borrow any needed funds on a short-term basis at a rate of 3 percent per quarter and can Invest any excess funds in short-term marketable securities at a rate of 2 percent per quarter. b-1. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Wildcat, Incorporated. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.) Answer is not complete. WILDCAT, INCORPORATED Short-Term Financial Plan (in millions) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Target cash balance $ 30.00 S 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 Net cash inflow 23.10 -80.90- 34.40 62.85 New short-term investments -24.00 0.00 - -34.54 -63.68 Income from short-term investments 0.90 1.38 Short-term investments sold 0.00 0.00 0.00 New short-term borrowing 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00- Interest on short-term borrowing 0.00- 0.00 0.00- 0.00- Short-term borrowing repaid 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00- Ending cash balance $ 30.00 $ Minimum cash balance -30.00 Cumulative surplus (deficit) $ 0.00 S 30.00 $ -30.00 0.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 -30.00 -30.00 0.00 $ 0.00- Beginning short-term investments $ 45.00 $ 69.00 Ending short-term investments $ 69.00 Beginning short-term debt $ 0.00 $ Ending short-term debt $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 0.00 $ $ 0.00- 0.00 b-2. What is the net cash cost (total Interest paid minus total Investment Income earned) for the year? (A negative answer should be Indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answer in millions, not dollars. rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Net cash cost Answer is not complete.