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Week Four Case #2:  (Show ALL work)

 

Cash flow exercise

 

Joseph Pharmacy had sales of $25,000 in December and $30,000 in January. The company expects sales of $20,000 in February and $40,000 in both March and April, and $30,000 in May.  The company has no other source of cash inflows. Half of the sales are paid for with cash. Twenty-five percent are paid for in each of the two months following the sale.

 

Joseph Pharmacy has the following expenses: (show all of your work)

·                     Monthly rent of $1,500

·                     Wages of $5,000 each month

·                     Purchases

o        50% of next month’s sales

o        Cash Outlay

§     20% in month purchased

§     80% in following month

 

From the information provided:

 

1.      Calculate the projected Cash Receipts for the three months of February, March, and April (Tables have been set up for you)

Sales forecast

December

January

February

March

April

Cash Sales

 

 

 

 

 

Collection of AR:

Lagged 1 Month

Lagged 2 Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Cash Receipts

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Receipts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.       Calculate the projected Cash Disbursements for the same months

A Schedule of Projected Cash Disbursements for Joseph Pharmacy

Sales

December

 

January

 

February

 

March

 

April

 

 

Purchases

(50% of last month’s sales)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rent payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wages/Salaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  Indicate what the total cash balance would be at the end of these three months if the cash balance at the beginning of February was $1,500.

February Cash balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Receipts

December

 

January

 

February

 

March

 

April

 

 

Cash Disbursements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance from Feb - April

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.                  Define cash inflows and cash outflows

5.                  If I have a budget where expected gross receipts are what is obtained in #1 and my expected cash disbursements are what is obtained in #2.  What can you tell me about the cash balance (obtained in #3) if you were doing a variance analysis?

6.                  What is a cash budget, a flexible budget, CAPEX, and OPEX?

7.                  How often do you use some form of budgeting?  Why?

 

8.                  If the business world is allowed to explain away their variances to budget, why is budgeting so important?

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