a . P r e p a r e c a s h b u d g e t s f o r A p r i l , M a y , a n d J u n e . b . H o w m u c h f i n a n c i n g , i f a n y , a t a m a x i m u m w o u l d C a r r o l l C o m p a n y r e q u i r e t o m e e t i t s o b l i g a t i o n s d u r i n g t h i s 3 - m o n t h p e r i o ? N o t e : I n a n s w e r i n g c a s h b u d g e t , p l e a s e f o l l o w t h e f o r m a t ( i n a t t a c h e d p i c t u r e )
1 . J a n e M c D o n a l d , a f i n a n c i a l a n a l y s t f o r C a r r o l l C o m p a n y , h a s p r e p a r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g s a l e s a n d c a s h d i s b u r s e m e n t e s t i m a t e s f o r t h e p e r i o d F e b r u a r y t o J u n e o f t h e c u r r e n t y e a r .
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J u n e 2 0 0 2 0 0
M c D o n a l d n o t e s t h a t h i s t o r i c a l l y , 3 0 % o f s a l e s h a v e b e e n f o r c a s h . O f c r e d i t s a l e s , 7 0% a r e c o l l e c t e d 1 m o n t h a f t e r t h e s a l e , a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g 3 0 % a r e c o l l e c t e d 2 m o n t h s a f t e r t h e s a l e . T h e f i r m w is h e s t o m a i n t a i n a m i n i m u m e n d i n g b a l a n c e i n i t s c a s h a c c o u n t o f $ 2 5 . B a l a n c e s a b o v e t h i s a m o u n t w o u l d b e i n v e s t e d i n s h o r t - t e r m g o v e r n m e n t s e c u r i t i e s ( m a r k e t ab l e s e c u r i t i e s ) , w h e r e as a n y d e f i c i t s w o u l d b e f i n a n c e d t h r o u g h s h o r t - t e r m b a n k b o r r o w i n g (n o t e s p a y a b l e) . T h e b e g i n n i n g c a s h b a l a n c e a t A p r i l 1 i s $ 1 1 5 .
a . P r e p a r e c a s h b u d g e t s f o r A p r i l , M a y , a n d J u n e .
b . H o w m u c h f i n a n c i n g , i f a n y , a t a m a x i m u m w o u l d C a r r o l l C o m p a n y r e q u i r e t o m e e t i t s o b l i g a t i o n s d u r i n g t h i s 3 - m o n t h p e r i o ?
N o t e : I n a n s w e r i n g c a s h b u d g e t , p l e a s e f o l l o w t h e f o r m a t ( i n a t t a c h e d p i c t u r e )


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