A cash budget, by quarters, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of at least $5,000 to start each quarter. Fill in the missing amounts. (Enter your answers in thousands of dollars. Cash deficiencies and Repayments should be indicated by a minus sign.) Quarter (000 omitted) (000 omitted) 2 4 Year Cash balance, beginning $ 6 Add collections from customers 96 323 Total cash available 71 Less disbursements: Purchase of inventory 35 45 35 Selling and administrative expenses 30 30 113 Equipment purchases 8 8 10 36 Dividends 2 2 2 Total disbursements 85 Excess (deficiency) of cash available over |disbursements Financing: (2) 11 Borrowings 15 Repayments (including interest)* (17) Total financing Cash balance, ending *Interest will total $1,000 for the year.
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![**Cash Budget Analysis for a Retail Company**
This document outlines a cash budget, divided by quarters, for a retail company. Cash values are noted in thousands of dollars, and entries with deficiencies or repayments must be marked as negative values. The business mandates a minimum cash balance of $5,000 at the beginning of each quarter.
### Quarterly Breakdown:
**Quarter 1:**
- **Cash balance, beginning:** $6,000
- **Add collections from customers:** $0
- **Total cash available:** $7,100
- **Disbursements:**
- Purchase of inventory: $35,000
- Selling and administrative expenses: $30,000
- Equipment purchases: $8,000
- Dividends: $2,000
- **Total disbursements:** $85,000
- **Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements:** ($2,000)
- **Financing:**
- Borrowings: $11,000
- Repayments (including interest): Data not specified
- **Total financing:** Data not specified
- **Cash balance, ending:** Data not specified
**Quarter 2:**
- **Add collections from customers:** Data not specified
- **Disbursements:**
- Purchase of inventory: $45,000
- Selling and administrative expenses: $30,000
- Equipment purchases: $8,000
- Dividends: $2,000
- **Total disbursements:** Data not specified
- **Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements:** $11,000
- **Financing:**
- Borrowings: $15,000
- Repayments (including interest): Data not specified
- **Total financing:** Data not specified
- **Cash balance, ending:** Data not specified
**Quarter 3:**
- **Add collections from customers:** $96,000
- **Disbursements:**
- Purchase of inventory: Data not specified
- Selling and administrative expenses: Data not specified
- Equipment purchases: $10,000
- Dividends: $2,000
- **Total disbursements:** Data not specified
- **Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements:** Data not specified
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