Question

Karim Corp. requires a minimum $8,300 cash balance. If necessary, loans are taken to meet this requirement at a cost of 2% interest per month (paid monthly). Any excess cash is used to repay loans at month-end. The cash balance on July 1 is $8,700 and the company has no outstanding loans. Forecasted cash receipts (other than for loans received) and forecasted cash payments (other than for loan or interest payments) follow July Cash receipts Cash payments August September $40,300 32,300 $24,300 $32,300 28,450 30,300 Prepare a cash budget for July, August, and September. (Negative balances and Loan repayment amounts (if any) should be indicated with minus sign. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.) KARIM CORP Cash Budget For July, August, and September July August September Beginning cash balance 8,700 Total cash available Preliminary cash balance Ending cash balance Loan balance Loan balance Beginning of month Additional loan (loan repayment) Loan balance End of month

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