Krating Corporation has the following ratios: A0*/S0 = 1.6; L0*/S0 = 0.4; Profit Margin = 0.10; and Dividend Payout Ratio = 0.45, or 45%. Sales last year were $100 million, suppose Krating’s financial consultants report (1) that the Inventory Turnover Ratio (sales/inventory) is 3, compared with an Industry Average of 4, and (2) that Krating could reduce inventories and thus raise its Turnover Ratio to 4 without affecting its Sales, Profit Margin, or other Asset Turnover Ratios.   Under these conditions, use the AFN equation to determine the amount of additional funds Krating would require during the 1st year if sales grow at a rate of 20% per year. Show Solutions and Explain. Under these conditions, use the AFN equation to determine the amount of additional funds Krating would require during the 2nd year if sales grow at a rate of 20% per year. Show Solutions and Explain.

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Krating Corporation has the following ratios: A0*/S0 = 1.6; L0*/S0 = 0.4; Profit Margin = 0.10; and Dividend Payout Ratio = 0.45, or 45%. Sales last year were $100 million, suppose Krating’s financial consultants report (1) that the Inventory Turnover Ratio (sales/inventory) is 3, compared with an Industry Average of 4, and (2) that Krating could reduce inventories and thus raise its Turnover Ratio to 4 without affecting its Sales, Profit Margin, or other Asset Turnover Ratios.

 

  1. Under these conditions, use the AFN equation to determine the amount of additional funds Krating would require during the 1st year if sales grow at a rate of 20% per year. Show Solutions and Explain.
  2. Under these conditions, use the AFN equation to determine the amount of additional funds Krating would require during the 2nd year if sales grow at a rate of 20% per year. Show Solutions and Explain.
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