A proportion of materials are purchased before they are required for manufacture and therefore there will be a material inventory at the end of March equal to 50% of April’s sales requirements. If April’s sales are forecast to be $700,000 then the material inventory will be $87,500 ($700,000 x 0.25 x 0.50). The cash budget totals the cash receipts and adds it to the beginning cash balance to determine the available cash. A cash budget is the written financial plan made by the business related to their cash receipts and payments in a given period. Cash receipts include receipts from the sale of goods & services, interest, etc. and cash payments include payment against the purchase of goods & services, salaries, electricity, loans, etc. In
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