Requirements 1. Prepare a cash budget for April for Animal Gear. 2. Why do Animal Gear's managers prepare a cash budget in addition to the revenue, expenses, and operating income budget? Requirement 1. Prepare a cash budget for April for Animal Gear, Begin the cash budget by calculating the cash avalable, then total disbursements, and finally the effects of financing and the ending cash baiance. (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Enter "O" for repayment of laan if excess cash does not exceed $10,000 at the end of Apeil.) More info - Animal Gear (AG) does not make any sales on credit. AG sells only to the public and accepts cash and credit cards; 90% of its sales are to customers using credit cards, for which AG gets the cash right away, less a 2% transaction fee. - Purchases of materials are on account. AG pays for half the purchases in the period of the purchase and the other half in the following period. At the end of March, AG owes suppliers $8,000. During April they plan to purchase direct materials worth $20,024. - AG plans to replace a machine in April at a net cash cost of $13,000. - Labor, other manufacturing costs, and (operating) nonmanufacturing costs are paid in cash in the month incurred except of course depreciation, which is not a cash flow. Depreciation is $25,000 of the manufacturing cost and $10,000 of the operating (nonmanufacturing) cost for April. - AG currently has a $2,000 loan at an annual interest rate of 12%. The interest is paid at the end of each month. If AG has more than $7,000 cash at the end of April it will pay back the loan. AG owes $5,000 in income taxes that need to be remitted in April. AG has cash of $5,900 on hand at the end of March. Reference Manufacturine Overhead Budeet Direct Manufacturing Labor Costs Budget For the Month of April Operating (nonmanufacturing) Costs Budget