Aiello Corporation anticipates that sales in 2018 will grow by 5%. The company reports the following in its December 2017 financial statements:
Sales |
$114,620 |
Property plant and equipment, Dec. 31, 2017 |
$28,160 |
Property plant and equipment, Dec. 31, 2016 |
$26,470 |
2017 Depreciation expense / Property plant and equipment, Dec. 31, 2016 |
8.5% |
2017 Capital expenditures / 2017 Sales |
2.6% |
Forecast the company’s 2018 Sales, depreciation expense, and cash outflow to acquire new Property, plant, and equipment.
1. 2018 Sales: $120351
2018 Sales = 2017 Sales x 1.05 = $114620 x 1.05 = $120351
2. 2018 Depreciation expense: $2394
Depreciation expense/$28160 = 8.5%
Depreciation expense = 8.5% x $28160 = $2393.6
3. 2018 Cash outflow to acquire new property, plant, and equipment: $3129
Capital expenditures/Sales = 2.6%
2018 Capital expenditures = 2.6% x $120351 = $3129.126
Note: In the absence of specific instructions regarding rounding off, amounts have been rounded off to the nearest whole dollar. Kindly round off as required.
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