The 2019 financial statements for Growth Industries are presented below. INCOME STATEMENT, 2019 Sales   $ 310,000 Costs   205,000 EBIT   $ 105,000 Interest expense   21,000 Taxable income   $ 84,000 Taxes (at 21%)   17,640 Net income   $ 66,360 Dividends $ 26,544   Addition to retained earnings $ 39,816   BALANCE SHEET, YEAR-END, 2019 Assets   Liabilities   Current assets   Current liabilities   Cash $ 7,000 Accounts payable $ 14,000 Accounts receivable 12,000 Total current liabilities $ 14,000 Inventories 31,000 Long-term debt 210,000 Total current assets $ 50,000 Stockholders’ equity   Net plant and equipment 250,000 Common stock plus additional paid-in capital 15,000     Retained earnings 61,000 Total assets $ 300,000 Total liabilities plus stockholders' equity $ 300,000 Sales and costs are projected to grow at 40% a year for at least the next 4 years. Both current assets and accounts payable are projected to rise in proportion to sales. The firm is currently operating at 70% capacity, so it plans to increase fixed assets in proportion to sales. Interest expense will equal 10% of long-term debt outstanding at the start of the year. The firm will maintain a dividend payout ratio of 0.40. What is the required external financing over the next year? Note: Enter excess cash as a negative number with a minus sign.

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The 2019 financial statements for Growth Industries are presented below.

INCOME STATEMENT, 2019
Sales   $ 310,000
Costs   205,000
EBIT   $ 105,000
Interest expense   21,000
Taxable income   $ 84,000
Taxes (at 21%)   17,640
Net income   $ 66,360
Dividends $ 26,544  
Addition to retained earnings $ 39,816  
BALANCE SHEET, YEAR-END, 2019
Assets   Liabilities  
Current assets   Current liabilities  
Cash $ 7,000 Accounts payable $ 14,000
Accounts receivable 12,000 Total current liabilities $ 14,000
Inventories 31,000 Long-term debt 210,000
Total current assets $ 50,000 Stockholders’ equity  
Net plant and equipment 250,000 Common stock plus additional paid-in capital 15,000
    Retained earnings 61,000
Total assets $ 300,000 Total liabilities plus stockholders' equity $ 300,000

Sales and costs are projected to grow at 40% a year for at least the next 4 years. Both current assets and accounts payable are projected to rise in proportion to sales. The firm is currently operating at 70% capacity, so it plans to increase fixed assets in proportion to sales. Interest expense will equal 10% of long-term debt outstanding at the start of the year. The firm will maintain a dividend payout ratio of 0.40.

What is the required external financing over the next year?

Note: Enter excess cash as a negative number with a minus sign.

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