Target cash balance Net cash inflow New short term investments Income from short-term investments Short-term investments sold New short-term borrowing Interest on short-term borrowing Short-term borrowing repaid Ending cash balance Minimum cash balance Cumulative surplus (deficit) Beginning short-term investments Ending short-term investments Beginning short-term debt Ending short-term debt Short-Term Financial Plan $ (in millions) Q1 30.00 $ Q2 22 30.00 $ 8 Q3 30.00 $ Q4 30.00 -30.00 30.00 -30.00 -30.00 b-1. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Wildcat, Incorporated. Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calcu millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Leave no cells blank - be certain Target cash balance Net cash inflow New short-term investments Income from short-term investments Short-term investments sold New short-term borrowing Interest on short-term borrowing Short-term borrowing repaid WILDCAT, INCORPORATED Short Term Financial Plan (in millions) Q1 Q2 Q3 04 $ 30 00 S 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00

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Wildcat, Incorporated, has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Sales $ 105 $ 125 $ 145 $ 175

Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $120 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $47 million. Wildcat has a 45-day collection period.

Wildcat’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 20 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $11 million per quarter.

Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $60 million. Finally, the company started the year with a cash balance of $66 million and wishes to maintain a $30 million minimum balance.

  1. a. Complete the following cash budget for Wildcat, Incorporated.

    Note: 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.

Target cash balance
Net cash inflow
New short term investments
Income from short-term investments
Short-term investments sold
New short-term borrowing
Interest on short-term borrowing
Short-term borrowing repaid
Ending cash balance
Minimum cash balance
Cumulative surplus (deficit)
Beginning short-term investments
Ending short-term investments
Beginning short-term debt
Ending short-term debt
Short-Term Financial Plan
$
(in millions)
Q1
30.00 $
Q2
22
30.00 $
8
Q3
30.00 $
Q4
30.00
-30.00
30.00
-30.00
-30.00
Transcribed Image Text:Target cash balance Net cash inflow New short term investments Income from short-term investments Short-term investments sold New short-term borrowing Interest on short-term borrowing Short-term borrowing repaid Ending cash balance Minimum cash balance Cumulative surplus (deficit) Beginning short-term investments Ending short-term investments Beginning short-term debt Ending short-term debt Short-Term Financial Plan $ (in millions) Q1 30.00 $ Q2 22 30.00 $ 8 Q3 30.00 $ Q4 30.00 -30.00 30.00 -30.00 -30.00
b-1. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Wildcat, Incorporated.
Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calcu
millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Leave no cells blank - be certain
Target cash balance
Net cash inflow
New short-term investments
Income from short-term investments
Short-term investments sold
New short-term borrowing
Interest on short-term borrowing
Short-term borrowing repaid
WILDCAT, INCORPORATED
Short Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1
Q2
Q3
04
$
30 00 S
30.00
$
30.00 $
30.00
Transcribed Image Text:b-1. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Wildcat, Incorporated. Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calcu millions, not dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Leave no cells blank - be certain Target cash balance Net cash inflow New short-term investments Income from short-term investments Short-term investments sold New short-term borrowing Interest on short-term borrowing Short-term borrowing repaid WILDCAT, INCORPORATED Short Term Financial Plan (in millions) Q1 Q2 Q3 04 $ 30 00 S 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00
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