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Beginning cash is $54,700. The weekly cash budget shows $286,400 of receipts, $214,900 of vendor payments, $58,200 of payroll, and a $9,000 equipment loan payment. What ending cash is forecast?

Correct Answer

D) $59,000

Ending cash equals beginning cash plus receipts minus all disbursements, which gives $59,000.

Answer Options
A
$43,000
B
$48,000
C
$50,500
D
$59,000

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Ending cash equals beginning cash plus receipts minus all disbursements, which gives $59,000.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: $43,000

$43,000 is below the supported result for cash budget; it likely skips a premium-pay or employer-cost component.

Option B: $48,000

$48,000 is below the supported result for cash budget; it likely skips a premium-pay or employer-cost component.

Option C: $50,500

$50,500 is below the supported result for cash budget; it likely skips a premium-pay or employer-cost component.

Memory Technique

Deciding Whether payroll: time, premium, reimbursement, proof in separate buckets.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Builder's Guide to Accounting, 2001 to Section Two, Cash Budgeting, Preparing a Cash Budget; use the job ledger figures in the stem and recompute the same accounting measure.

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