Posted: August 9th, 2016

What is an ambush?

h. The company must maintain a minimum cash balance of $25,000. A line of credit is used to maintain this balance. Borrowing will be made in increments of $1,000. All borrowing is done at the beginning of the month and repayments are made at the end of the month. The annual interest rate is 12%, paid when the loan is repaid (ignore accrual of interest).

Required:
Using the data above:
Complete the following schedule:
Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
Merchandise Purchases Budget
Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements
Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements -Selling and Administrative Expenses Cash Budget
Income Statement
Balance Sheet

The case study:
Often Board and other committee volunteers for nonprofit organizaations are compensated for expenses during travel and meetings. Some think that this attracts volunteers for the wrong reasons. Engage in a discussion regarding the pros and cons of compensating board members and whether this is common practice for non-profits.

The solution cites a reference supporting that compensation is not a common practice. The pros to offering paid expenses is to ensure Board members and volunteers are not personal “out” a vast amount of money in participating in the organization’s business needs. However, stringent policies must exist to outline what items will be paid for “upfront” or reimbursed, so that there is no abuse.