Floss Company has $13,000 in cash on hand on January 1 and has collected the following budget data: Assume Floss has cash payments for selling and administrative expenses including salaries of $66,000 plus commissions of 2% of sales, all paid in the month of sale. The company requires a minimum cash balance of $11,000. Prepare a cash budget for January and February. Will Floss need to borrow cash by the end of February? Beginning bye preparing the cash budget for January, then the cash budget for February. (Complete all input fields. Enter a “0” for any zero balances. )
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
![Floss Company
Cash Budget
Two Months Ended January 31 and February 28
January
Beginning cash balance
Cash receipts
Cash available
Cash payments:
Purchases of merchandise inventory
Selling and administrative expenses
Total cash payments
Ending cash balance before financing
Minimum cash balance desired
Projected cash excess (deficiency)
Financing:
Borrowing
Principal repayments
Total effects of financing
Ending cash balance](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa8f3bdd3-ed2e-4573-87e6-de3a71c00a29%2Fa67ae1b8-6e89-497b-a3c4-7b9fa34c34d4%2Fv21emkp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![Data Table
January
February
Sales
1,300,000 $
650,000
Cash receipts from customers
851,850
871,900
Cash payments for merchandise inventory
561,300
532,278
Print
Done
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