The cash budget is considered the primary forecasting tool when firms try to estimate their cash flows and figure out if they are likely to need additional cash flows or to generate surplus cash. ols Consider the case of Mooney Equipment: Mooney Equipment is putting together its cash budget for the following year and has forecasted expected cash collections over the next five quarters (one year plus the first quarter of the next year). The cash collection estimates are based on sales projections and expected collection of receivables. The sales and cash collection estimates are shown in the following table (in Millions of dollars): Q3 Q1 $1,210 $1,210 Q2 $1,510 Sales Total cash collections Q5 $1,610 Q4 $1,360 $1,310 $1,560 $1,310 $1,260 You also have the following information about Mooney Equipment: In any given period, Mooney's purchases from suppliers generally account for 72% of the expected sales in the next period, and wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales. In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment. Every quarter, Mooney pays $60 million in interest and dividend payments to long-term debt and equity Investors. Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million at all times. Using the preceding information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar) 20 GS 7 Cty W MacBook Air 80 ODO od a F3 F4 FS F6 F7 FE 9 F10 * ) % 5 & 7 ( 9 2 3 4 6 00 8 0 Using the preceding information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar) What is the net cash Intlow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year after (4) What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? True or False: If a firm changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead of 60 days, and everything else remains the same, the net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to decrease True False Ch 16: HW Assignment - Supply Chains and Working Capital Management . In any given period, Mooney's purchases from suppliers generally account for 72% of the expected sales in the next period, and wages, supplies, and taxes are expected to be 15% of next period's sales. . In the third quarter, Mooney expects to expand one of its plants, which will require an additional $1,072 million investment. Every quarter, Mooney pays $60 million in interest and dividend payments to long-term debt and equity investors. Mooney prefers to keep a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million at all times. Using the preceding information, answer the following questions: (Note: Round your answers to the nearest millionth dollar.) -$157 million What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (22)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year (after Q4)? What is the maximum Investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? - $ 151 million -$1,005 million . -$164 million True or False: If a firm changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead of 60 days, and everything else remains the same, the net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to decrease. True OC False What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year (after Q4)? What is the maximum Investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? -$1,290 million -$128 million -$285 million True or False: If a firm changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead -$1,441 milion erything else remains the same, thu net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to decrease. True False What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (Q2)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year (after (4) What is the maximum investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? -$99 million - $121 million pverything else remains the same, the True or False: If a firm changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to decrease. -$142 million True -$71 million False What is the net cash inflow that Mooney expects in the second quarter (92)? If Mooney is beginning this year with a cash balance of $36 million and expects to maintain a minimum target cash balance of at least $14 million, what will be its likely cash balance at the end of the year (after Q4)? What is the maximum Investable funds that the firm expects to have in the next year? What is the largest cash deficit that the firm expects to suffer in the next year? True or False: If a firm changes its credit policy and allows customers to pay in 90 days instead net cash flow in the next quarter is likely to decrease. -$1,018 million Jerything else remains the same, the - $728 million True -$873 million False -$1,455 million