Assume the following data for Animal Transport Company: (Click the icon to view the assumptions.) (Click the icon to view budget information.) Requirements 1. Prepare a cash budget for April for Animal Transport. 2. Why do Animal Transport's managers prepare a cash budget in addition to the revenue, expenses, and operating income budget? Requirement 1. Prepare a cash budget for April for Animal Transport. repayment of loan if excess cash does not exceed $10,000 at the end of April.) More info - Animal Transport (AT) does not make any sales on credit. AT sells only to the public and accepts cash and credit cards; 90% of its sales are to customers using credit cards, for which AT gets the cash right away, less a 2% transaction fee. - Purchases of materials are on account. AT pays for half the purchases in the period of the purchase and the other half in the following period. At the end of March, AT owes suppliers $8,700. During April they plan to purchase direct materials worth $12,085. - AT plans to replace a machine in April at a net cash cost of $13,500. - Labor, other manufacturing costs, and (operating) nonmanufacturing costs are paid in cash in the month incurred except of course depreciation, which is not a cash flow. Depreciation is $21,500 of the manufacturing cost and $11,500 of the operating (nonmanufacturing) cost for April. - AT currently has a $2,400 loan at an annual interest rate of 24%. The interest is paid at the end of each month. If AT has more than $7,000 cash at the end of April it will pay back the loan. AT owes $5,600 in income taxes that need to be remitted in April. AT has cash of $5,400 on hand at the end of March. Reference