PROBLEM 2, a

Use the Ch 15 Problems Spreadsheet in Files on Canvas, Tab: Problem 2 to answer the question.

James Buchanan Orthotics and Prosthetics is planning to request a line of credit from its bank. The company has produced sales estimates, and these appear in the worksheet below. Collection estimates are as follows: 10 percent within the month of sale, 75 percent in the month following the sale, and 15 percent in the second month following the sale. Labor and supplies estimates also appear in the worksheet below. Payments for labor and supplies are typically made during the month following the one in which these costs have been incurred. General and administrative salaries will amount to approximately $27,000 a month; lease payments under long-term lease contracts will be $9,000 a month; depreciation charges will be $36,000 a month; miscellaneous expenses will be $2,700 a month; income tax payments of $63,000 will be due in both September and December; and a progress payment of $180,000 on a new building must be paid in October. Cash on hand on July 1 will amount to $132,000, and a minimum cash balance of $90,000 will be maintained throughout the cash budget period. What loan will be the company require in September? Ignore interest expenses. (Write the loan amount as a positive number.)

PROBLEM 2, b

Following the previous question, what will be the company's cumulative surplus cash or loan balance at the end of January?