Options for

Q1

A. - $1,042 million

B. - $196 million

C. - $190 million

D. - $201 million

Q2

A. - $1,592 million

B. - $164 million

C. - $360 million

D. - $1,402 million

Q3

A. - $179 million

B. - $152 million

C. - $90 million

D. - $125 million

Q4

A. - $964 million

B. - $804 million

C. - $1,125 million

D. - $1,607 million

Q5

A. True

B. False

The cash budget is considered the primary forecasting tool when firms try to estimate their cash flows and figure out if they are likely to need additional cash flows or to generate surplus cash. Consider the case of Mooney Equipment: 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 the next year). The cash collection estimates are based on sales projections and expected collection of receivables. The sales and cash collection estimates are shown in the following table (in millions of dollars): Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4Q5 $1,100 $1,400 $1,450 $1,250 $1,500 Sales Total cash collections $1,100 $1,150 $1,200 $1,200 You also have the following information about Mooney Equipment: . In any given period, Mooney's purchases from suppliers generally account for 74% of the expected sales in the next period, and wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales. In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,074 million investment Every quarter, Mooney pays $55 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 $15 million at all times