What is the required external financing over the next year?
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Sales and costs are projected to grow at 30% 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 75% 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?

Transcribed Image Text:The 2019 financial statements for Growth Industries are presented below.
Sales
Costs
EBIT
Interest expense
Taxable income
Taxes (at 21%)
Net income
Dividends
Addition to retained earnings
Current assets
Cash
INCOME STATEMENT, 2019
Total assets
Assets
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Total current assets
Net plant and equipment
$ 21,488
$ 32,232
$ 3,000
8,000
29,000
$ 40,000
210,000
$ 270,000
185,000
$ 250,000
$
$
85,000
17,000
68,000
14,280
$ 53,720
BALANCE SHEET, YEAR-END, 2019
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Liabilities
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt
Stockholders' equity
Common stock plus additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Total liabilities plus stockholders' equity
$
10,000
$ 10,000
170,000
15,000
55,000
$ 250,000
Sales and costs are projected to grow at 30% 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 75% 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.

Transcribed Image Text:Sales and costs are projected to grow at 30% 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 75% 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? (Enter excess cash as a negative number with a minus sign.)
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
61,625 X
External financing
$
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