Personal Budget At the beginning of the school year, Craig Kovar decided to prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December. The budget must plan for enough cash on December 31 to pay the spring semester tuition, which is the same as the fall tuition. The following information relates to the budget: Cash balance, September 1 (from a summer job) $10,100 Purchase season football tickets in September Additional entertainment for each month Pay fall semester tuition in September Pay rent at the beginning of each month Pay for food each month 170 270 5,300 650 600 Pay apartment deposit on September 2 (to be returned December 15) 650 1,300 Part-time job earnings each month (net of taxes) This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below Open spreadsheet a. Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December. Enter all amounts as positive values except cash decrease which should be indicated with a minus sign Craig Kovar Season football tickets Additional entertainment Tuition Rent Food Deposit Total cash payments Cash increase (decrease) Plus cash balance at beginning of month Cash balance at end of month 170 270 270 270 270 5,300 650 650 650 650 600 600 600 600 650 7,640 s 1,520 s 1,520 s 1,520 -6,340 -220 s -220 s 430 10,100 b. Are the four monthly budgets that are presented prepared as static budgets or flexible budgets? Static c. What are the budget implications for Craig Kovar? Craig can see that his present plan will not provide with no time left to adjust. $ sufficient cash. If Craig did not budget but went ahead with the original plan, he would be s X short at the end of December