QUESTION FIVE You have recently been hired by KEEA Manufacturing to work in its newly established treasury department. KEEA Manufacturing is a small company that produces highly customized cardboard boxes in a variety of sizes for different purchasers. Ibrahim KEEA, the owner of the company, works primarily in the sales and production areas of the company. Currently, the company basically puts all receivables in one pile and all payables in another, and a part-time bookkeeper periodically comes in and works on the piles. Because of this disorganized system, the finance area needs work, and that's what you've been brought in to do. The company currently has a cash balance of GHS170,000, and it plans to purchase new machinery in the third quarter at a cost of GHS300,000. The purchase of the machinery will be made with cash because of the discount offered for a cash purchase. Ibrahim wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of GHS130,000 to guard against unforeseen contingencies. All of KEEA sales to customers and purchases from suppliers are made with credit, and no discounts are offered or taken. The company had the following sales each quarter of the year just ended. Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Gross Sales GHS937,000 GHS968,000 GHS1,032,000 GHS908,000 After some research and discussions with customers, you're projecting that sales will be 8 percent higher in each quarter next year. Sales for the first quarter of the following year are also expected to grow at 8 percent. You calculate that KEEA currently has an accounts receivable period of 57 days and an accounts receivable balance of GHS639,000. However, 10 percent of the accounts receivable balance is from a company that has just entered bankruptcy, and it is likely that this portion will never be collected. You've also calculated that KEEA typically orders supplies each quarter in the amount of 50 percent of the next quarter's projected gross sales, and suppliers are paid in 53 days on average. Wages, taxes, and other costs run about 25 percent of gross sales. The company has a quarterly interest payment of GHS180,000 on its long-term debt. Finally, the company uses a local bank for its short-term financial needs. In the budgeting years, KEEA estimates that wages and salaries of employees will be GHS50,000 per quarter and the company will also pay rent at GHS 40,000 per quarter Required Prepare a cash budget for KEEA Manufacturing for the next four quarters. (20 marks)