The Optical Scam Company has forecast an 17 percent sales growth rate for next year. The current financial statements are shown below. Current assets, fixed assets, and short-term debt are proportional to sales.      INCOME STATEMENT   Sales     $ 47,000,000     Costs       37,900,000               Taxable income     $ 9,100,000     Taxes       3,185,000               Net income     $ 5,915,000                    Dividends $ 2,366,000              Additions to retained earnings $ 3,549,000             BALANCE SHEET Assets Liabilities and Equity   Current assets $ 15,930,000     Short-term debt $ 12,690,000           Long-term debt   13,190,000     Fixed assets   40,000,000                           Common stock $ 4,000,000           Accumulated retained earnings   26,050,000                          Total equity $ 30,050,000                 Total assets $ 55,930,000     Total liabilities and equity $ 55,930,000                    Required: a. Using the equation from the chapter, calculate the external funds needed for next year. (Do not include the dollar sign ($). Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. (e.g., 1,234,567))        External funds needed $ _______       c. Calculate the sustainable growth rate for the company. (Do not include the percent sign (%). Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))        Sustainable growth rate  ________%      d. Suppose Optical Scam eliminates its dividend entirely. What is the new EFN?       External funds needed $ ______

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The Optical Scam Company has forecast an 17 percent sales growth rate for next year. The current financial statements are shown below. Current assets, fixed assets, and short-term debt are proportional to sales.

    

INCOME STATEMENT
  Sales     $ 47,000,000  
  Costs       37,900,000  
         
  Taxable income     $ 9,100,000  
  Taxes       3,185,000  
         
  Net income     $ 5,915,000  
         
       Dividends $ 2,366,000      
       Additions to retained earnings $ 3,549,000      
 

   

BALANCE SHEET
Assets Liabilities and Equity
  Current assets $ 15,930,000     Short-term debt $ 12,690,000  
        Long-term debt   13,190,000  
  Fixed assets   40,000,000        
         
        Common stock $ 4,000,000  
        Accumulated retained earnings   26,050,000  
         
             Total equity $ 30,050,000  
           
  Total assets $ 55,930,000     Total liabilities and equity $ 55,930,000  
         
 

    

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a.

Using the equation from the chapter, calculate the external funds needed for next year. (Do not include the dollar sign ($). Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. (e.g., 1,234,567)) 

   

  External funds needed $ _______  

   

c.

Calculate the sustainable growth rate for the company. (Do not include the percent sign (%). Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) 

   

  Sustainable growth rate  ________% 

   

d. Suppose Optical Scam eliminates its dividend entirely. What is the new EFN?

   

  External funds needed $ ______  
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