Company H is a medical supplies company. Its stock price had been lagging its industry averages. So board of directors has decided to appoint person L is a CEO and asked him to develop the financial planning and strategic plans and forecasts. She always compares financial ratios of Company H with industry averages. If any ratio is substandard she discussed immediately with the responsible manager and needs to improve the situations. To determine: New external capital of Company H in the year 2019 by using AFN equation.

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Company H is a medical supplies company. Its stock price had been lagging its industry averages. So board of directors has decided to appoint person L is a CEO and asked him to develop the financial planning and strategic plans and forecasts.

She always compares financial ratios of Company H with industry averages. If any ratio is substandard she discussed immediately with the responsible manager and needs to improve the situations.

To determine: New external capital of Company H in the year 2019 by using AFN equation.

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