Widcat, Inc, has estimated sales in milions) for the next four quarters as follows: 01 02 03 04 Sales $170 $185 $200 $225 Sales for the first quarter of the year after this one are projected at $180 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $71 milion. Widcat has a 45-day collection period Widcat's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 45 percent of the next quarter's forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 25 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $14 million per quarter. Widcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $85 million. Finally, the company started the year with a $54 million cash balance and wishes to maintain a $40 milion minimum balance. a-1. Assume that Wildcat can borrow any needed funds on a short-term basis at a rate of 3 percent per quarter and can invest any excess funds in short-term marketable securities at a rate of 2 percent per quarter. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Widcat. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank be certain to enter "o wherever required. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers in millions, not dollars. rounded to 2 decimal places, e... 32.16.) WILDCAT, INC. Short-Term Financial Plan 01 02 03 04 Target cash balance Net cash now New short-term investments Incomean shoirements Short-term investments sold New short-term borrowing Interest on shortcom borrowing Short-term borrowing repaid Ending cash balance Minimum cash balance Cumulative surplus deck) 40.00 40.00 40.00 -40.00 Beginning short-term investments Ending short-arm investments Beginning short-term debt Ending short-term debt a-2. What is the net cash cost for the year under this target cash balance? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers in millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g. 32.16.) Net cash Widcat, Inc, has estimated sales in milions) for the next four quarters as follows: 01 02 03 04 Sales $170 $185 $200 $225 Sales for the first quarter of the year after this one are projected at $180 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $71 milion. Widcat has a 45-day collection period Widcat's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 45 percent of the next quarter's forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 25 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $14 million per quarter. Widcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $85 million. Finally, the company started the year with a $54 million cash balance and wishes to maintain a $40 milion minimum balance. a-1. Assume that Wildcat can borrow any needed funds on a short-term basis at a rate of 3 percent per quarter and can invest any excess funds in short-term marketable securities at a rate of 2 percent per quarter. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Widcat. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank be certain to enter "o wherever required. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers in millions, not dollars. rounded to 2 decimal places, e... 32.16.) WILDCAT, INC. Short-Term Financial Plan 01 02 03 04 Target cash balance Net cash now New short-term investments Incomean shoirements Short-term investments sold New short-term borrowing Interest on shortcom borrowing Short-term borrowing repaid Ending cash balance Minimum cash balance Cumulative surplus deck) 40.00 40.00 40.00 -40.00 Beginning short-term investments Ending short-arm investments Beginning short-term debt Ending short-term debt a-2. What is the net cash cost for the year under this target cash balance? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and enter your answers in millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g. 32.16.) Net cash