BBP, Inc., with sales of $600,000, has the following balance sheet:   BBP, Incorporated Balance Sheet as of 12/31/X0 Assets   Liabilities and Equity Cash $ 30,000   Accounts payable $ 18,000 Accounts receivable   90,000   Accruals   36,000 Inventory   108,000   Notes payable   70,000 Current assets   228,000   Current liabilities   124,000 Fixed assets   180,000   Common stock   120,000         Retained earnings   164,000 Total assets $ 408,000   Total liabilities and equity $ 408,000     The firm earns 15 percent on sales and distributes 25 percent of its earnings. Using the percent of sales, determine whether the firm will need external funds and forecast the new balance sheet for sales of $780,000 assuming that cash changes with sales and that the firm is not operating at capacity. Use newly issued short-term debt to cover any needs for additional finance. If the firm has excess funds, add them to cash. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter your answers as positive values. will the firm need external funds? If so how much will they need? Fill In the Balance Sheet BBP, Incorporated Balance Sheet as of 12/31/X1 Assets   Liabilities and Equity Cash $      Accounts payable $    Accounts receivable        Accruals      Inventory        Notes payable      Current assets        Current liabilities      Fixed assets        Common stock              Retained earnings      Total assets $      Total liabilities and equity $        Would your answers be different if the firm distributed all of its earnings? Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer as a positive value. If management distributed all the firm's earnings will it need external funds? If so how much?

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BBP, Inc., with sales of $600,000, has the following balance sheet:

 

BBP, Incorporated Balance Sheet as of 12/31/X0
Assets   Liabilities and Equity
Cash $ 30,000   Accounts payable $ 18,000
Accounts receivable   90,000   Accruals   36,000
Inventory   108,000   Notes payable   70,000
Current assets   228,000   Current liabilities   124,000
Fixed assets   180,000   Common stock   120,000
        Retained earnings   164,000
Total assets $ 408,000   Total liabilities and equity $ 408,000
 

 

The firm earns 15 percent on sales and distributes 25 percent of its earnings. Using the percent of sales, determine whether the firm will need external funds and forecast the new balance sheet for sales of $780,000 assuming that cash changes with sales and that the firm is not operating at capacity. Use newly issued short-term debt to cover any needs for additional finance. If the firm has excess funds, add them to cash. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter your answers as positive values.

will the firm need external funds? If so how much will they need?

Fill In the Balance Sheet

BBP, Incorporated Balance Sheet as of 12/31/X1
Assets   Liabilities and Equity
Cash $      Accounts payable $   
Accounts receivable        Accruals     
Inventory        Notes payable     
Current assets        Current liabilities     
Fixed assets        Common stock     
        Retained earnings     
Total assets $      Total liabilities and equity $   
 

 

Would your answers be different if the firm distributed all of its earnings? Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer as a positive value.

If management distributed all the firm's earnings will it need external funds? If so how much?

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