The city of Charleston had the following sales of water for the selected months of...

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The city of Charleston had the following sales of water for the selected months of 2017:

Month

Sales

February

$60,000

March

45,000

April

65,000

May

43,350

June

110,000

July

120,000

All sales are on credit. Historically, 60 percent is collected in the month of sale, 30 percent during the first month following thesale, and 10 percent in the second month following the sale.

Water purchases by month are as follows:

Month

February

$45,000

March

45,000

April

40,000

May

59,750

June

52,500

July

90,000

Water is purchased in the month of sale. All purchases are paid during the month following the purchase.

Operating costs are $18,000 and everything is paid in cash except for depreciation, which totals $8,000 a month.

The city plans on purchasing some new equipment in May for $25,000 in exchange for a note payable.

The April 1 cash balance is expected to be $5,000.

The city must maintain a minimum cash balance of $10,500, and money can be borrowed from a local bank in increments of$1,000. The city borrows money at the beginning on the first day of the month and repays loans and interest on the last day of the month. The bank charges the city an annual interest rate of 15%.

Required:

Prepare a cash budget for April, May, June and in for the quarter, and based on your answer complete the following table:

Round to the nearest dollar and DO NOT enter decimals, or commas and if a zero needs to be entered, enter "0".

April

May

June

Quarter

Beginning Cash Balance

$ 5,000

$ 10,500

$10,510

$ 5,000

Cash Collections

$

$

$

$

Water disbursements

$()

$()

$()

$()

Operating Costs

$()

$()

$()

$()

Borrowings

$

$

$

$

Repayments

$

$

$

$

Interest

$

$

$

$

Ending cash balance

$10,500

$10,510

$24,215

$ 24,215

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