Nordic Company, a merchandising company, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparation of the master budget for the second quarter.

As of March 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company’s balance sheet showed the following account balances:

Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following the sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.

Monthly selling and administrative expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $9,500 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; advertising, $6,200 per month; other expenses, 4% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $6,000 for the quarter.

Half of a month’s inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and half in the following month.

Equipment purchases during the quarter will be as follows: April, $12,500; and May, $6,000.

Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $8,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $20,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.