Question

Batista Company management wants to maintain a minimum monthly cash balance of $19,100. At the beginning of April, the cash balance is $22,700, expected cash receipts for April are $245,800, and cash disbursements are expected to be $257,700. How much cash, if any, must be borrowed to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance? Amount to be borrowed to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance

Answer 1

Answer:

The cash, if any, must be borrowed to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance is $19,100 (given in the question) and the borrowed amount  to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance is $9,000.

Explanation:

The steps for computing the borrowed amount to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance is shown below:

Step 1 : Write Beginning Cash balance

Step 2 : Add Cash receipts

Step 3 : Less Cash disbursements

Step 4 :  After cash disbursements is calculated

Step 5: Write minimum monthly cash balance

Step 6: Now, deduct Step 4 amount by Step 5 amount to calculate borrowed amount.

So,

After Cash disbursement =  Beginning Cash balance  + Cash receipts - Cash disbursements

                                          = $22,700 + $245,800 - $257,700

                                          = $10,800

The cash, if any, must be borrowed to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance is $19,100 (given in the question)

And, the borrowed amount  to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance = Monthly cash balance - After cash disbursements

             = $19,100 - $10,800

             = $9,000

Thus, the cash, if any, must be borrowed to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance is $19,100 (given in the question) and the borrowed amount  to maintain the desired minimum monthly balance is $9,000.