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AAA Company Is Preparing Its 3rd Quarter Budget and Provides

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AAA Company is preparing its 3rd quarter budget and provides the following data:
 Jul  Aug  Sep  Cash collections $50,000$40,000$48,000 Cash payments:  Purchases of inventory 31,00022,00018,000 Operating expenses 12,0009,00011,600 Capital expenclitures 019,0000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|}\hline & \text { Jul } & \text { Aug } & \text { Sep }\\\hline \text { Cash collections } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 48,000 \\\hline \text { Cash payments: } & & & \\\hline \text { Purchases of inventory } & 31,000 & 22,000 & 18,000 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & 12,000 & 9,000 & 11,600 \\\hline \text { Capital expenclitures } & 0 & 19,000 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}

Cash balance at June 30 is projected to be $4,000. The company is required to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5,000 and is authorized to borrow at the end of each month to make up any shortfalls. It may borrow in increments of $5,000 and pays interest monthly at an annual rate of 5%. All financing transactions are assumed to take place at the end of the month. Loan balance should be repaid in increments of $5,000 when there is surplus cash.
Using the format below, please complete the cash budget:
 Cash Budget  Jul  Aug  Sep  Beginning cash balance  Cash collections  Cash available  Cash payments:  Purchases of inventory  Operating expenses  Capital expenditures  Total cash payments  Ending cash balance before financing  Minimum cash balance desired  Cash excess/(deficiency)  Financing  Borrowing at end of month  Principal payments at end of month  Interest expense at 5%  Total effects of financing  Ending cash balance \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Cash Budget } & \text { Jul } & \text { Aug } & \text { Sep } \\\hline \text { Beginning cash balance } & & & \\\hline \text { Cash collections } & & & \\\hline \text { Cash available } & & & \\\hline \text { Cash payments: } & & & \\\hline \text { Purchases of inventory } & & & \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & & & \\\hline \text { Capital expenditures } & & & \\\hline \text { Total cash payments } & & & \\\hline \text { Ending cash balance before financing } & & & \\\hline\\\hline \text { Minimum cash balance desired } & & & \\\hline \text { Cash excess/(deficiency) } & & & \\\hline \text { Financing } & & & \\\hline \text { Borrowing at end of month } & & & \\\hline \text { Principal payments at end of month } & & & \\\hline \text { Interest expense at 5\% } & & & \\\hline \text { Total effects of financing } & & & \\\hline \text { Ending cash balance } & & & \\\hline\end{array}

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