LASA 1 assignment

Assignment 2: LASA 1—Genesis

Cash Budget

Report

The Genesis operations management team is now preparing to implement the operating expansion plan. Previously the firm’s cash position did not pose a challenge. However, the planned foreign expansion requires Genesis to have a reliable source of funds for both short-term and long-term needs.

One of Genesis’s potential lenders tells the team that in order to be considered as a viable customer, Genesis must prepare and submit a monthly cash budget for the current year and a quarterly budget for the subsequent year. The lender will review the cash budget and determine whether or not Genesis can meet the loan repayment terms. Genesis’s ability to repay the loan depends not only on sales and expenses but also on how quickly the company can collect payment from customers and how well it manages its supplier terms and other operating expenses. The Genesis team members agreed that being fully prepared with factual data would allow them to maximize their position as well as negotiate favorable financing terms.

The Genesis management team held a brainstorming session to chart a plan of action, which is detailed here.

Evaluate historical data and prepare assumptions that will drive the planning process.Produce a detailed cash budget that summarizes cash inflow, outflow, and financing needs.Identify and compare interest rates, both short-term and long-term, using debt and equity.Analyze the financing mix (short/long) and the cost associated with the recommendation.

Since this expansion is critical to Genesis Corporation expanding into new overseas markets, the operations management team has been asked to prepare an executive summary with supporting details for Genesis’s senior executives.

Working over a weekend, the management team developed realistic assumptions to construct a working capital budget.

Sales: The marketing expert and the newly created customer service personnel developed sales projections based on historical data and forecast research.Other cash receipt: Rental income $15,000 per month.Production material: The production manager forecasted material cost based on cost quotes from reliable vendors, the average of which is 50 percent of sales.Other production cost: Based on historical cost data, this cost on an average is 30 percent of the material cost and occurs in the month after material purchase.Selling and marketing expense: Five percent of salesGeneral and administrative expense: Twenty percent of salesInterest payments: Payable in December – $75, 000Tax payments: Quarterly due 15th of April, July, October, and January – $15,000Minimum cash balance desired: – $ 25,000 per monthCash balance start of month (December):$15,000Available short-term annual interest rate is 8 percent, long-term debt rate is 9 percent, and long-term equity is 10 percent. All funds would be available the first month when the firm encounters a deficit.Dividend payment: None

Based on this information, do the following:

Using the Cash Budget spreadsheet, calculate detailed company cash budgets for the forthcoming and subsequent years. Summarize the sources and uses of cash, and identify the external financing needs for both the forthcoming and subsequent years.Cash Budget

Download this Excel spreadsheet to view the company’s cash budget. You will calculate the company’s monthly cash budget for the forthcoming year and quarterly budget for the subsequent year using this information.

In an executive-level report, summarize the company’s financing needs for the forecast period and provide your recommendations for financing the planned activities. Be sure to comment on the following:a) Your recommended financing solution and cost to the firm: If Genesis needs operating cash, how should it fund this need? Are there internal policy changes with regard to collections or payables management you would recommend? What types of external financing are available?b) Your concerns associated with the firm’s cash budget. Is this a sign of weak sales performance or poor cost control? Why or why not?Write a 7-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2 .

By Wednesday, January 30, 2013, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

This assignment is worth 200 points and will be graded using a rubric. Download and read the rubric to understand the expectations.

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Sheet1

Dec March June Sept Dec

700,000

500,000

External Financing Balance

Genesis Cash Budget ($000)

Monthly Budget

Quarterly Budget

Dec

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Cash Inflow

Sales (Reference only)

300,000

200,000

350,000

400,000

500,000

550,000

700,000

650,000

900,000

850,000

750,000

150,000

190,000

3,000,000

2,400,000

Cash Collections on Sales

10% in month of sale

25% in first month after sale

35% in second month after sale

30% in third month after sale

Other Cash Receipts

Total Cash Inflow

Cash Outflows

Material Purchases (reference only)

Payment for Material Purchase

100% in month after purchase

Other Cash Payments

Other production cost 30%

of Material cost paid month

after Purchase

Selling and Marketing Expense

General and Adminstrative expenses

Interest Payment

Tax Payment

Dividend Payment

Total Cash Outlfows

Net Cash Gain/(Loss)

Cash Flow Summary

Cash Balance start of the month

Net Cash Gain/loss

Cash Balance at end of month

Minium cash Balance desired

Surplus cash (deficit)

External Financing Summary

External Financing Balance

at start of month

New Financing Required

(negative amount from cash

suplus (deficit)

External Financing Requirement

Sheet2

Sheet3