Chapter: 16 Problem: 18 Rusty Spears, CEO of Rusty's Renovations, a custom building and repair company, is preparing documentation for a line of credit request from his commercial banker. Among the required documents is a detailed sales forecast for parts for the next two years. Estimates obtained from the credit and collection department are as follows: collections within the month of sale, 15%; collections during the month following the sale, 65%; collections the second month following the sale, 20%. Payments for labor and raw materials are typically made during the month following the one in which these costs were incurred. Total costs for labor and raw materials are estimated for each month as shown in the table. General and administrative salaries will amount to approximately $15,000 a month; lease payments under long-term lease contracts will be $5,000 a month; depreciation charges will be $7,500 a month; miscellaneous expenses will be $2,000 a month; income tax payments of $25,000 will be due in both September and December; and a progress payment of $80,000 on a new office suite must be paid in October. Cash on hand on July 1 will amount to $60,000, and a minimum cash balance of $40,000 will be maintained throughout the cash budget period. Input Data Collections during month of sale 15% Collections during month after sale 65%

Collections during second month after sale 20% Lease payments $5,000 Target cash balance $40,000 General and administrative salaries $15,000 Depreciation charges $7,500 Income tax payments (Sep & Dec) $25,000 Miscellaneous expenses $2,000 New office suite payment (Oct) $80,000 Cash on hand July 1 $60,000 Sales, labor, and RM adjustment factor 0% a.Prepare a monthly cash budget for the last six months of the year. May June July August September October November December Original sales estimates $60,000 $100,000 $130,000 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 Original labor and raw mat. estimates $75,000 $90,000 $95,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $20,000 $20,000 Forecasted Sales Sales (gross) Collections During month of sale During 1st month after sale During 2nd month after sale Total collections Purchases Labor and raw materials Payments for labor and raw materials Payments Payments for labor and raw materials General and administrative salaries Lease payments Miscellaneous expenses Income tax payments Design studio payment Total payments Net Cash Flows Cash on hand at start of forecast period Net cash flow (NCF):Total collections - Total payments Cumulative NCF:Prior month cumulative + this month's NCF Cash Surplus (or Loan Requirement) Target cash balance Surplus cash or loan needed:Cum NCF - Target cash Max. Loan b.How much must Spears borrow each month to maintain the target cash balance? Answer.Look at the "Surplus cash or loan needed" line at the bottom of the cash budget. c.Would the cash budget be accurate if inflows came in all during the month but outflows were bunched early in the month? d.If the company operates on a seasonal basis, how would this affect the current ratio and the debt ratio? e.If its customers began to pay late, this would slow down collections and thus increase the required loan amount.Also, if sales dropped off, this would have an effect on the required loan.Do a sensitivity analysis that shows the effects of these two factors on the max loan requirement.Assume the purchases of labor and raw material also vary by the sales adjustment factor. Answer: