What are the five basic principles of cash management


The LBJ Company has budgeted sales revenues as follows.

                                April                May                  June

Credit sales          $94,000             $89,500             $75,000

Cash sales            48,000             75,000             57,000

Total sales          $142,000          $164,500          $132,000

Past experience indicates that 30% of the credit sales will be collected in the month of sale and the remaining 70% will be collected in the following month.

Purchases of inventory are all on credit; 40% is paid in the month of purchase and 60% in the month following purchase. Budgeted inventory purchases are $195,000 in April, $135,000 in May, and $63,000 in June.

Other budgeted cash receipts: (a) sale of plant assets for $33,000 in May, and (b) sale of new common stock for $50,000 in June. Other budgeted cash disbursements: (a) operating expenses of $15,000 each month, (b) selling and administrative expenses of $10,150 each month, (c) purchase of equipment for $35,000 cash in May, and (d) dividends of $20,000 will be paid in June.

The company has a cash balance of $20,000 at the beginning of May and wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $20,000 at the end of each month. An open line of credit is available at the bank and carries an annual interest rate of 10%. Assume that all borrowing is done on the first day of the month in which financing is needed and that all repayments are made on the last day of the month in which excess cash is available. Also assume that there is no outstanding financing as of May 1.

Requirements:

1. Use this information to prepare a cash budget for the months of May and June, using the template provided in Doc Sharing.

2. What are the three sections of a cash budget, and what is included in each section?

3. Why is a cash budget so vital to a company?

4. What are the five basic principles of cash management that a company can follow in order to improve its chances of having adequate cash?






SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CASH COLLECTIONS FROM CUSTOMERS





Credit Sales



May

June

April





May





June





Total Cash Collections



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SCHEDULE FOR EXPECTED PAYMENTS FOR PURCHASE OF INVENTORY





Inventory purchases



May

June

April





May





June





Total Payments for Inventory Purchases



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LBJ Company





Cash Budget





For the Two Months of May and June







May

June

Cash balance





Add: Receipts





Collections from customers



0

0

Sale of plant assets





Sale of new common stock





Cash sales





Total receipts



0

0

Total Available Cash



0

0

Less: Disbursements





Purchases of inventory



0

0

Operating expenses





Selling and administrative expenses





Equipment purchase





Dividends





Total disbursements



              -  

              -  

Excess (deficiency of available cash over disbursements)



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Financing





   Borrowings





   Repayments





Ending cash balance



$0

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