Kayak co. budgeted the following cash receipts (excluding cash receipts from loans received) and cash payments (excluding cash payments for loan principal and interest payments) for the first three months of next year. cash receipts cash payments january $ 525,000 $ 475,000 february 400,000 350,000 march 450,000 525,000 according to a credit agreement with the company’s bank, kayak promises to have a minimum cash balance of $30,000 at each month-end. in return, the bank has agreed that the company can borrow up to $150,000 at a monthly interest rate of 1%, paid on the last day of each month. the interest is computed based on the beginning balance of the loan for the month. the company repays loan principal with any cash in excess of $30,000 on the last day of each month. the company has a cash balance of $30,000 and a loan balance of $60,000 at january 1. prepare monthly cash budgets for january, february, and march. (negative balances and loan repayment amounts (if any) should be indicated with minus sign.)

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u. s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht. a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?