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Karim Corp. requires a minimum $8.900 cash balance. Loans taken to meet this requirement cost 2% interest per month (paid monthly). Any excess cash is used to repay loans at month-end. The cash balance on July 1 is $9,300, 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. Cash receipts Cash payments July $ 24,900 29,350 August $32,900 30,9 September $40,900 32,900 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 9,300 September Beginning cash balance Total cash available Preliminary cash balance Ending cash balance Loan balance $ 0 Loan balance. Beginning of month Additional loan (loan repayment) Loan balance - End of month

Answer 1

Required: Cash Budget

	July	August	September
Beginning cash balance	$9,300	$8,900	$8,900
Cash receipt	$24,900	$32,900	$40,900
Total cash available	$34,200	$41,800	$49,800
Cash payment	$29,350	$30,900	$32,900
Interest expenses	-	$81 (4,050*2%)	$43 (2,131*2%)
Preliminary cash balance	$4,850	$10,819	$16,857
Additional loan / Loan repayment	$4,050 (8,900-4,850)	($1,919)	($2,131)
Ending cash balance	$8,900	$8,900	$14,726
	Loan balance
Loan balance beginning of the month	-	$4,050	$2,131
Additional loan / Loan repayment	$4,050	($1,919)	($2,131)
Loan balance - End of month	$4,050	$2,131	-