Question - Marsha, Inc., has the following budgeted data for 2013: Cash balance, beginning Collections from customers Direct materials purchases Expenses: Operating expenses Payroll Income taxes Other: Machinery purchases $ 15,000 145,000 25,000 50,000 75,000 6,000 30,000 Operating expenses include $20,000 depreciation for buildings and equipment. All purchases of materials are paid for in the period of purchase. The company requires a minimum cash bal- ance of $25,000.
Required - Compute the amount the company needs to finance or the excess cash available for Marsha to invest.