Paymore Products places orders for goods equal to 75% of its sales forecast in the next quarter which has been provided in the table below. Following Quarter in Coming Year Third Year First Second Fourth First Quarter $404 Sales forecast $500 $343 $356 $404 Paymore's labor and administrative expenses are $85 per quarter and interest on long-term debt is $60 per quarter. Suppose that Paymore's cash balance at the start of the first quarter is $40 and its minimum acceptable cash balance is $30. On average, one-third of sales are collected in the quarter that they are sold, and two-thirds are collected in the following quarter. Assume that sales in the last quarter of the previous year were $356. Also, one third of the orders are paid for in the current month and then two thirds of the next quarter's orders are paid in advance. Work out the short-term financing requirements for the firm in the coming year using the above table. The firm pays no dividends. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

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Paymore Products places orders for goods equal to 75% of its sales forecast in the next quarter which has been provided in the table
below.
Following
Quarter in Coming Year
Year
First
Second
Third
First Quarter
Fourth
Sales forecast
$500
$343
$356
$404
$404
Paymore's labor and administrative expenses are $85 per quarter and interest on long-term debt is $60 per quarter. Suppose that
Paymore's cash balance at the start of the first quarter is $40 and its minimum acceptable cash balance is $30. On average, one-third
of sales are collected in the quarter that they are sold, and two-thirds are collected in the following quarter. Assume that sales in the
last quarter of the previous year were $356. Also, one third of the orders are paid for in the current month and then two thirds of the
next quarter's orders are paid in advance. Work out the short-term financing requirements for the firm in the coming year using the
above table. The firm pays no dividends. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar
amount. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)
x Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Quarter
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Sources of cash
Cash at start of period
40
2 X$
76 X $
30 X
Net cash inflow
(38)
38 X
(88) x
(76) O
Cash at end of period
40
(12)
(46)
Minimum operating cash balance
30
30
30
30
28
0.
54 X $
76 X
Cumulative financing required
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