Kayak Company budgeted the following cash receipts (excluding cash receipts from loans received) and cash payments (excluding cash payments for loan principal and interest payments) for the first three months of next year. January February March Cash Receipts Cash payments $ 527,000 $ 470,500 401,000 456,000 344,500 534,000 Kayak requires a minimum cash balance of $30,000 at each month-end. Loans taken to meet this requirement charge 1%, interest per month, paid at each month-end. The interest is computed based on the beginning balance of the loan for the month. Any preliminary cash balance above $30,000 is used to repay loans at month-end. The company has a cash balance of $30,000 and a loan balance of $60,000 at January 1. Prepare monthly cash budgets for January, February, and March. (Negative balances and Loan repayment amounts (if any) should be indicated with minus sign.) Beginning cash balance Add: Cash receipts Total cash available Less: Cash payments for All items excluding interest Interest on loan Total cash payments Preliminary cash balance. KAYAK COMPANY Cash Budget $ January 30,000 $ 527,000 557,000 470,500 600 471,100 February + 30,000 401,000 431.000 344,500 344,500 March 456,000 534,000 0 534,000

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