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(Financial forecasting—discretionary financing needs) Fishing Charter, Inc. estimates that it invests $0.30 in assets for each dollar of new sales. However, $0.05 in profits are produced by each dollar of additional sales, of which $0.01 can be reinvested in the firm. If sales rise by $500,000 next year from their current level of $5 million, and the ratio of spontaneous liabilities to sales is 15 percent, what will be the firm’s need for discretionary financing? (Hint: In this situation you do not know what the firm’s existing level of assets is, nor do you know how those assets have been financed. Thus, you must estimate the change in financing needs and match this change with the expected changes in spontaneous liabilities,
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- (Forecasting financing needs) Beason Manufacturing forecasts its sales next year to be $5.6 million and expects to earn 4.3 percent of that amount after taxes. The firm is currently in the process of projecting its financing needs and has made the following assumptions (projections): • Current assets are equal to 19.3 percent of sales, and fixed assets remain at their current level of $1.1 million. • Common equity is currently $0.75 million, and the firm pays out half of its after-tax earnings in dividends. • The firm has short-term payables and trade credit that normally equal 12.1 percent of sales, and it has no long-term debt outstanding. What are Beason's financing needs for the coming year? Beason's expected net income for next year is $ 240,800 (Round to the nearest dollar.) Beason's expected common equity balance for next year is $ 870400. (Round to the nearest dollar.) Estimate Beason's financing needs by completing the pro forma balance sheet below: (Round to the nearest…arrow_forwardSambonoza Enterprises projects its sales next year to be $4 million and expects to earn 5 percent of that amount after taxes. The firm is currently in the process of projecting its financing needs and has made the following assumptions (projections): 1. Current assets will equal 20 percent of sales, and fixed assets will remain at their current level of $1 million. 2. Common equity is currently $0.8 million, and the firm pays out half its after-tax earnings in dividends. 3. The firm has short-term payables and trade credit that normally equal 10 percent of sales, and it has no long- term debt outstanding. What are Sambonoza's financing requirements (i.e., total assets) and discretionary financing needs (DFN) for the coming year?arrow_forwardTinberg Cans expects sales next year to be $50,000,000. Inventory and accounts receivable (combined) will increase $8,000,000 to accommodate this sales level. The company has a profit margin at 6%. Its dividend payout is 30% of profit. How much external financing will the firm have to seek? Assume there is no increase in liabilities other than that which will occur with the external financing.arrow_forward
- Galehouse Gas Station Inc. expects sales to increase from$1,550,000 to $1750,000 next year. Galehouse believes that net assets ( Assets - Liabilities) will represent 50 mpercent of sales. His firm has an 8 percent return on sales and pays 45 percent of profits out as dividens. A. What effect will this growth have on funds? B. If the dividen payout is only 25 percent, what effect will this growth have on the funds?arrow_forwardAntivirus Inc. expects its sales next year to be $3,100,000. Inventory and accounts receivable will increase by $540,000 to accommodate this sales level. The company has a steady profit margin of 15 percent with a 35 percent dividend payout. How much external financing will the firm have to seek? Assume there is no increase in liabilities other than that which will occur with the external financing.arrow_forward(Financial forecasting-discretionary financing needs) Sambonoza Enterprises projects its sales next year to be $7 million and expects to eam 7 percent of that amount after taxes. The firm is currently in the process of projecting its financing needs and has made the following assumptions (projections): 1. Current assets will equal 28 percent of sales, and fixed assets will remain at their current level of $1 million. 2. Common equity is currently $0.90 million, and the firm pays out half of its after-tax eamings in dividends 3. The firm has short-term payables and trade credit that normally equal 14 percent of sales, and it has no long-term debt outstanding. What are Sambonoza's financing requirements (ie., total assets) and discretionary financing needs (DFN) for the coming year? What are Sambonoza's financing requirements or total assets for the coming year? million. (Round to two decimal places.)arrow_forward
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- EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT