Question

Ari, Inc. is working on its cash budget for December. The budgeted beginning cash balance is $14,000. Budgeted cash receipts total $127,000 and budgeted cash disbursements total $126,000. The desired ending cash balance is $40,000. Any borrowing is in multiples of $1,000 and interest is paid in the month following the borrowing.To attain its desired ending cash balance for December, the company needs to borrow:________.
A. $0.
B. $25,000.
C. $55,000.
D. $40,000.

Answer 1

Answer:

The company needs to borrow $25000 and option B is the correct answer.

Explanation:

If the ending amount of cash for the year is less than the desired ending balance, then the company will need to borrow to maintain the desired level of cash balance.

To calculate the amount needed to be borrowed, we first compute the ending cash balance for December. The ending cash balance will be,

Closing Balance = Opening Balance + Receipts - Payments

Closing Balance - December = 14000 + 127000 - 126000

Closing Balance - December = $15000

The difference between the closing cash balance and the desired closing cash balance is the amount that the firm will need to borrow.

Amount need to be borrowed = 40000 - 15000  =  $25000