You are provided with the following information taken from Weinberger Inc.’s March 31, 2010, balance sheet.

Cash .......................................... $ 8,000

Accounts receivable ................. 20,000

Inventory ................................... 36,000

Property, plant, and equipment, net of depreciation . 120,000

Accounts payable ................. 22,400

Common stock ................... 150,000

Retained earnings ............... 11,600

Additional information concerning Weinberger Inc. is as follows.

1. Gross profit is 25% of sales.

2. Actual and budgeted sales data:

March (actual) ................. $50,000

April (budgeted) ............... 70,000

3. Sales are both cash and credit. Cash collections expected in April are:

March ......   $20,000 (40% of $50,000)

April ...........   42,000 (60% of $70,000)

                    $ 62,000

4. Half of a month’s purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and half in the following month. Cash disbursements expected in April are:

Purchases March .......     $22,400

Purchases April .........        28,100

                                           $ 50,500

5. Cash operating costs are anticipated to be $11,700 for the month of April.

6. Equipment costing $2,500 will be purchased for cash in April.

7. The company wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $8,000. An open line of credit is available at the bank. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month, and all repayments are made at the end of the month. The interest rate is 12% per year, and interest expense is accrued at the end of the month and paid in the following month.

Instructions

Prepare a cash budget for the month of April. Determine how much cash Weinberger Inc. must borrow, or can repay, in April.