6.Harrys Carryout Stores has eight locations. The firm wishes to expand by two more stores...

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6.Harrys Carryout Stores has eight locations. The firm wishes to expand by two more stores and needs a bank loan to do this. Mr. Wilson, the banker, will finance construction if the firm can present an acceptable three-month financial plan for January through March. The following are actual and forecasted sales figures:

Actual Forecast Additional Information
November $360,000 January $440,000 April forecast $420,000
December 380,000 February 480,000
March 430,000

Of the firms sales, 50 percent are for cash and the remaining 50 percent are on credit. Of credit sales, 50 percent are paid in the month after sale and 50 percent are paid in the second month after the sale. Materials cost 35 percent of sales and are purchased and received each month in an amount sufficient to cover the following months expected sales. Materials are paid for in the month after they are received. Labor expense is 45 percent of sales and is paid for in the month of sales. Selling and administrative expense is 10 percent of sales and is also paid in the month of sales. Overhead expense is $22,000 in cash per month. Depreciation expense is $10,800 per month. Taxes of $8,800 will be paid in January, and dividends of $6,000 will be paid in March. Cash at the beginning of January is $96,000, and the minimum desired cash balance is $91,000.

b. Prepare a schedule of monthly cash payments for January, February, and March.

Harrys Carryout Stores
Cash Payments Schedule
January February March
Payments for purchases $110,000 $120,000 $120,000
Labor expense
Selling and administrative
Overhead 22,000 22,000 22,000
Taxes
Dividends
Total cash payments $132,000 $142,000 $142,000

c. Prepare a monthly cash budget with borrowings and repayments for January, February, and March. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Assume the January beginning loan balance is $0.)

Harrys Carryout Stores
Cash Payments Schedule
January February March
Total cash receipts
Total cash payments
Net cash flow 0 0 0
Beginning cash balance
Cumulative cash balance 0 0 0
Monthly loan (or repayment)
Ending cash balance 0 0 0
Cumulative loan balance

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