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A cash budget, by quarters, is shown on the following page for a retail company (000 omitt...

A cash budget, by quarters, is shown on the following page for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of $5,000 to start each quarter.

 

Quarter

 

 

1

2

3

4

Year

Cash balance, beginning

$ 9

$ ?

$ ?

$ ?

$ ?

Add collections from customers

?

?

125

?

391

Total cash available

85

?

?

?

?

Less disbursements:

 

 

 

 

 

    Purchases of inventory

40

58

?

32

?

    Operating expenses

?

42

54

?

180

    Equipment purchases

10

8

8

?

36

    Dividends

2

2

2

2

?

Total disbursements

?

110

?

?

?

Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements

(3)

?

30

?

?

Financing:

 

 

 

 

 

    Borrowings

?

20

 

 

?

    Repayments (including interest)*

 

 

(?)

(7)

(?)

Total financing

?

?

?

?

?

Cash balance. ending

$ ?

$ ?

$ ?

$ ?

$ ?

*Interest will total $4,000 for the year.

Required:

Fill in the missing amounts in the table above.

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