Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)
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Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
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Chapter 16, Problem 12P
a.
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To compute: The level of sales of E Company at full capacity.
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Excess Capacity Adjustment:
The Company most of the time is not achieving the full capacity level, so the adjustment to this is needed. The changes made in the capacity to achieve optimum level are the excess capacity adjustment.
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To compute: Target fixed asset sales ratio of E Company.
c.
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To compute: The amount of fixed asset when sales increase by 30%.
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