At the beginning of the school year, Craig Kovar decided to prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December. The budget must plan for enough cash on December 31 to pay the spring semester tuition, which is the same as the fall tuition. The following information relates to the budget: Line Item Description Amount Cash balance, September 1 (from a summer job) $7,870 Purchase season football tickets in September 110 Additional entertainment for each month 270 Pay fall semester tuition in September 4,200 Pay rent at the beginning of each month 380 Pay for food each month 220 Pay apartment deposit on September 2 (to be returned December 15) 500 Part-time job earnings each month (net of taxes) 980 Question Content Area a.  Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, a decrease in cash or cash payments. Craig KovarCash BudgetFor the Four Months Ending December 31 Line Item Description September October November December Estimated cash receipts from:           $Part-time job $Part-time job $Part-time job $Part-time job         Deposit Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts Less estimated cash payments for:           $Season football tickets         Additional entertainment $Additional entertainment $Additional entertainment $Additional entertainment   Tuition         Rent Rent Rent Rent   Food Food Food Food   Deposit       Total cash payments $Total cash payments $Total cash payments $Total cash payments $Total cash payments Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease)   Plus cash balance at beginning of month Plus cash balance at beginning of month Plus cash balance at beginning of month Plus cash balance at beginning of month Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month   Question Content Area b.  Are the four monthly budgets that are presented prepared as static budgets or flexible budgets?   c.  What are the budget implications for Craig Kovar? Craig can see that his present plan fill in the blank 1 of 1    sufficient cash. If Craig did not budget but went ahead with the original plan, he would be fill in the blank 2 of 3$ fill in the blank 3 of 3    at the end of December, with no time left to adjust.

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At the beginning of the school year, Craig Kovar decided to prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December. The budget must plan for enough cash on December 31 to pay the spring semester tuition, which is the same as the fall tuition. The following information relates to the budget:

Line Item Description Amount
Cash balance, September 1 (from a summer job) $7,870
Purchase season football tickets in September 110
Additional entertainment for each month 270
Pay fall semester tuition in September 4,200
Pay rent at the beginning of each month 380
Pay for food each month 220
Pay apartment deposit on September 2 (to be returned December 15) 500
Part-time job earnings each month (net of taxes) 980

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a.  Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, a decrease in cash or cash payments.

Craig KovarCash BudgetFor the Four Months Ending December 31
Line Item Description September October November December
Estimated cash receipts from:        
 
$Part-time job $Part-time job $Part-time job $Part-time job
 
      Deposit
Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts $Total cash receipts
Less estimated cash payments for:        
 
$Season football tickets      
 
Additional entertainment $Additional entertainment $Additional entertainment $Additional entertainment
 
Tuition      
 
Rent Rent Rent Rent
 
Food Food Food Food
 
Deposit      
Total cash payments $Total cash payments $Total cash payments $Total cash payments $Total cash payments
Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease) $Cash increase (decrease)
 
Plus cash balance at beginning of month Plus cash balance at beginning of month Plus cash balance at beginning of month Plus cash balance at beginning of month
Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month $Cash balance at end of month
 

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b.  Are the four monthly budgets that are presented prepared as static budgets or flexible budgets?

 

c.  What are the budget implications for Craig Kovar?

Craig can see that his present plan fill in the blank 1 of 1

 

 sufficient cash. If Craig did not budget but went ahead with the original plan, he would be fill in the blank 2 of 3$ fill in the blank 3 of 3

 

 at the end of December, with no time left to adjust.

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