Reference no: EM132590963

Fortner Manufacturing has a cash balance of $8,000 on August 1 of the current year. The company's controller forecast the following cash receipts and cash disbursements for the upcoming two months of activity:

                                   Cash Receipts                     Cash Payments

August                    $45,000                             $57,000

September                66,000                                  56,000

Management desires to maintain a minimum cash balance of $8,000 at all times. If necessary, additional financing can be obtained in $1,000 multiples at a 12% interest rate. All borrowings are made at the beginning of the month; debt retirement, on the other hand, occurs at the end of the month. Interest is paid at the time of repaying loan principal and is computed on the portion of debt repaid.

Required:

Question a. Determine the ending cash balance in August and September both before and after any necessary financing or debt retirement.