What is the company's free cash flow in Year n? b) As an investor, explain how you would use net income and free cash flow in evaluating the company.
What is the company's free cash flow in Year n? b) As an investor, explain how you would use net income and free cash flow in evaluating the company.
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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
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Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
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a) What is the company's free cash flow in Year n?
b) As an investor, explain how you would use net income and free cash flow in evaluating the company.
![1 Short-term investments
2
Interest
3 Depreciation and amortization
4 Common dividends
5
Cash
6
Accruals
7
Notes payable
8
Accounts payable
9
Long-term debt
10
Inventories
11
12
13
14
15
16
Accounts receivable
Common stock
Operating costs excluding depreciation
Sales
Tax rate
Net plant and equipment
Year n
250
350
500
550
550
1,000
1,100
1,500
1,650
2,750
5,000
9,000
10,000
40%
4,000
Year n-1
100
100
700
500
500
500
200
1,000
1,000
1,500
2,500
4,000
9,500
12,500
40%
4,200](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fffaa399f-b908-4d3c-b960-2737bb7a7df6%2F0b398c26-45fc-404f-a915-539a18a6a679%2Fonz6qw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1 Short-term investments
2
Interest
3 Depreciation and amortization
4 Common dividends
5
Cash
6
Accruals
7
Notes payable
8
Accounts payable
9
Long-term debt
10
Inventories
11
12
13
14
15
16
Accounts receivable
Common stock
Operating costs excluding depreciation
Sales
Tax rate
Net plant and equipment
Year n
250
350
500
550
550
1,000
1,100
1,500
1,650
2,750
5,000
9,000
10,000
40%
4,000
Year n-1
100
100
700
500
500
500
200
1,000
1,000
1,500
2,500
4,000
9,500
12,500
40%
4,200
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