CT22.4 p. A rectangular text bus reacts Service, In order to better serve their rural patients. Drs. Joe and Rick Parcells (brothers) began giving safety seminars. Especially popular were their emergency preparedness' talks given to farmers. Many people asked whether the "kit' of materials the doctors recommended for common farm emergencies was commercially available. After checking with several suppliers the doctors realized that no other company offered the supplies they recommended in their seminars packaged in the way they described. Their wives Megan and Sue, agreed to make a test package by ordering supplies from various medical supply companies and assembling them into a'kit" that uculd be sold at the serinars When these kits proved a runaway success, the sisters-in-law decided to market them at the advice of their accountant. they organized this venture as a separate company, called Life Protection Products (LPP), with Megan Parcells as CEO and Sue Parce is as Secretary Treasurer. LPP sann started rece ving requests for the kits from all over the country, as word spread about their availability. Even without advertising, LPP was able to sell its full inventory every month However, the company was becoming financially strained. Megan and Sue had about $100.000 in savings, and they invested about half that amount initially. They believed that this venture would allow them to make money. However, at the present time, only about $30.000 of the cast remains and the company is constantly short of cash. Megan has come to you for advice. She does not understand why the company is having cash flow prchlems. She and Sue have not even been withdrawing salaries. However, they haverented a local building and have hired two more full-time workers to help them cope with the increasing demand. They do not think they could handle the demand without this additional help Megan is also worried that the cash problems mean that the company may rot be able to support itself. She has prepared the cash budget shown below. All seminar customers pay for their products in full at the time of purchase. In addition, several lerge companies have ordered the kits for use by employees who work in remote sites. They have requested credit terms and have been allowed to pay in the month following the sale. These large purchasers amount to aout 25% of the sales at the present time. LPP purchases the materials for the kits about 2 months ahead of time. Megan and Sue are considering slowing the growth of the company by simply purchas ng less materials, which will mean selling fewer kits. The workers are paid weekly. Megan and Sue need about $15.000 cash on hand at the beginning of the month to pay for purchases of raw materials. Right now they have been using cash from their savings, but as noted, only $30,000 is eft May $15,000 June $15,000 7.500 22,500 45,000 12.500 37.500 65,000 Life Protection Products Cash Budget For the Quarter Ending June 30, 2020 April Cash balance, beginning $15,000 Cash received From prior month sales 5,000 From current sales 15,000 Total cash on hand 35,000 Cash payments To employees 3,000 For products 25.000 Miscellaneous expenses 5,000 Postage 1.000 Total cash payments 34.000 Cash balance $1,000 Borrow from savings $14,000 Borrow from bank? $ 0 3.000 35,000 6.000 1.000 45,000 $ 0 $15.000 $ 0 3,000 45,000 7,000 1,000 56,000 $9,000 $1,000 $5,000 Instructions Write a response to Megan Parcells. Explain why LPP is short of cash. Will this company be able to supportirself? Explain your answer. Make any recommendations you deem aporopriate. CT22.4 p. A rectangular text bus reacts Service, In order to better serve their rural patients. Drs. Joe and Rick Parcells (brothers) began giving safety seminars. Especially popular were their emergency preparedness' talks given to farmers. Many people asked whether the "kit' of materials the doctors recommended for common farm emergencies was commercially available. After checking with several suppliers the doctors realized that no other company offered the supplies they recommended in their seminars packaged in the way they described. Their wives Megan and Sue, agreed to make a test package by ordering supplies from various medical supply companies and assembling them into a'kit" that uculd be sold at the serinars When these kits proved a runaway success, the sisters-in-law decided to market them at the advice of their accountant. they organized this venture as a separate company, called Life Protection Products (LPP), with Megan Parcells as CEO and Sue Parce is as Secretary Treasurer. LPP sann started rece ving requests for the kits from all over the country, as word spread about their availability. Even without advertising, LPP was able to sell its full inventory every month However, the company was becoming financially strained. Megan and Sue had about $100.000 in savings, and they invested about half that amount initially. They believed that this venture would allow them to make money. However, at the present time, only about $30.000 of the cast remains and the company is constantly short of cash. Megan has come to you for advice. She does not understand why the company is having cash flow prchlems. She and Sue have not even been withdrawing salaries. However, they haverented a local building and have hired two more full-time workers to help them cope with the increasing demand. They do not think they could handle the demand without this additional help Megan is also worried that the cash problems mean that the company may rot be able to support itself. She has prepared the cash budget shown below. All seminar customers pay for their products in full at the time of purchase. In addition, several lerge companies have ordered the kits for use by employees who work in remote sites. They have requested credit terms and have been allowed to pay in the month following the sale. These large purchasers amount to aout 25% of the sales at the present time. LPP purchases the materials for the kits about 2 months ahead of time. Megan and Sue are considering slowing the growth of the company by simply purchas ng less materials, which will mean selling fewer kits. The workers are paid weekly. Megan and Sue need about $15.000 cash on hand at the beginning of the month to pay for purchases of raw materials. Right now they have been using cash from their savings, but as noted, only $30,000 is eft May $15,000 June $15,000 7.500 22,500 45,000 12.500 37.500 65,000 Life Protection Products Cash Budget For the Quarter Ending June 30, 2020 April Cash balance, beginning $15,000 Cash received From prior month sales 5,000 From current sales 15,000 Total cash on hand 35,000 Cash payments To employees 3,000 For products 25.000 Miscellaneous expenses 5,000 Postage 1.000 Total cash payments 34.000 Cash balance $1,000 Borrow from savings $14,000 Borrow from bank? $ 0 3.000 35,000 6.000 1.000 45,000 $ 0 $15.000 $ 0 3,000 45,000 7,000 1,000 56,000 $9,000 $1,000 $5,000 Instructions Write a response to Megan Parcells. Explain why LPP is short of cash. Will this company be able to supportirself? Explain your answer. Make any recommendations you deem aporopriate