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4. Cash budget 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 next year). The cash collection estimates are based on sales projections and expected colfection of recelvables. The sales and cash collection estimates are shown in the following table (in millions of dollars): You also have the following information about Mooney Equipment: - You are at the end of the current year, and Q1 is the next period. - In any given period, Mooney's purchases from suppliers generally account for 72% of the expected sales in the next period, and wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of the 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 million at all times. Using this information, complete the following table by making necessary calculations., (Note: Round intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar.) The net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2) Moonerrs ikely cash balance at the end of the year (after Q4). (Hint: Assume that at the beginning of the year, Mooper's cash balance is $36 million and it expects to maintain a minimum target cash batance of at least $14 milions) The maximum investabie funds that the firm expects to heve in the thext year. The largest cash deffort that the firm expects to suffer in the next year. Thue or faise: If a firm changes its credit policr and allows customen to pay in 90 days instead of W drye and everyething else remuins the ame, the net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to atcreate. False That