Personal Budget

At the beginning of the school year, Katherine Malloy 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)	$8,890
Purchase season football tickets in September	120
Additional entertainment for each month	310
Pay fall semester tuition in September	4,800
Pay rent at the beginning of each month	430
Pay for food each month	240
Pay apartment deposit on September 2 (to be returned December 15)	600
Part-time job earnings each month (net of taxes)	1,100

Question Content Area

a. Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December. Enter all amounts as positive values except an overall cash decrease which should be indicated with a minus sign.

	September	October	November	December
Estimated cash receipts from:
Part-time job
Deposit
Total cash receipts
Estimated cash payments for:
Season football tickets
Additional entertainment
Tuition
Rent
Food
Deposit
Total cash payments
Overall cash increase (decrease)
Cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at end of month