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Piano Man, Inc., has a 40-day average collection period and wants to maintain a

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Piano Man, Inc., has a 40-day average collection period and wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30 million, which is what the company currently has on hand. The company currently has a receivables balance of $194 million and has developed the following sales and cash disbursement budgets in millions:

Complete the following cash budget for the company. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions of dollars. Round your answers to the nearest whole million dollar amount (e.g., 32).)

Piano Man, Inc., has a 40-day average collection period and wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30 million, which is what the company currently has on hand. The company currently has a receivables balance of $194 million and has developed the following sales and cash disbursement budgets in millions:

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Answer:

PIANO MAN, INC.

Cash Budget

(in millions)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

  Beginning receivables (A)

$                   194.00

$                 (101.29)

$                   209.78

$                   (83.53)

   Sales (B)

$                   423.00

$                   495.00

$                   576.00

$                   540.00

  Cash collections (A+B-C)

$                   718.29

$                   183.93

$                   869.32

$                   254.58

  Ending receivables (C)

$                 (101.29)

$                   209.78

$                   (83.53)

$                   201.89

[(ACP /365)* Sales Revenue]*2-Beginning Rec.

=(((40 /365)* 423)*2)-194

=(((40 /365)* 495)*2)-(-101.29)

=(((40 /365)* 576)*2)-209.78

=(((40 /365)* 540)*2)-(-83.53)

  Total cash collections

$                   718.29

$                   183.93

$                   869.32

$                   254.58

  Total cash disbursements

$                   322.00

$                   440.00

$                   686.00

$                   445.00

  Net cash inflow

$                   396.29

$                 (256.07)

$                   183.32

$                 (190.42)

  Beginning cash balance

$                             -  

$                   396.29

$                   140.22

$                   323.53

  Net cash inflow

$                   396.29

$                 (256.07)

$                   183.32

$                 (190.42)

  Ending cash balance

$                   396.29

$                   140.22

$                   323.53

$                   133.11

  Minimum cash balance

$                      30.00

$                      30.00

$                      30.00

$                      30.00

  Cumulative surplus (deficit)

$                   366.29

$                   110.22

$                   293.53

$                   103.11

PIANO MAN, INC.

Cash Budget

(in millions)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

  Beginning receivables (A)

$                   194.00

$                 (101.29)

$                   209.78

$                   (83.53)

   Sales (B)

$                   423.00

$                   495.00

$                   576.00

$                   540.00

  Cash collections (A+B-C)

$                   718.29

$                   183.93

$                   869.32

$                   254.58

  Ending receivables (C)

$                 (101.29)

$                   209.78

$                   (83.53)

$                   201.89

[(ACP /365)* Sales Revenue]*2-Beginning Rec.

=(((40 /365)* 423)*2)-194

=(((40 /365)* 495)*2)-(-101.29)

=(((40 /365)* 576)*2)-209.78

=(((40 /365)* 540)*2)-(-83.53)

  Total cash collections

$                   718.29

$                   183.93

$                   869.32

$                   254.58

  Total cash disbursements

$                   322.00

$                   440.00

$                   686.00

$                   445.00

  Net cash inflow

$                   396.29

$                 (256.07)

$                   183.32

$                 (190.42)

  Beginning cash balance

$                             -  

$                   396.29

$                   140.22

$                   323.53

  Net cash inflow

$                   396.29

$                 (256.07)

$                   183.32

$                 (190.42)

  Ending cash balance

$                   396.29

$                   140.22

$                   323.53

$                   133.11

  Minimum cash balance

$                      30.00

$                      30.00

$                      30.00

$                      30.00

  Cumulative surplus (deficit)

$                   366.29

$                   110.22

$                   293.53

$                   103.11