Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Fire Corporation (assuming no income taxes):
Income Statement |
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Sales |
$34,503 |
Costs |
$25,889 |
Balance Sheet |
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Assets |
$59,998 |
Debt |
$16,652 |
Equity |
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The company has predicted a sales increase of 8 percent. Assume Fire pays out half of net income in the form of a cash dividend. Costs and assets vary with sales, but debt and equity do not.
Determine the external financing needed.(round 2 decimal places)
Total assets=Total liabilities+Total equity
Hence beginning equity=59,998-16,652
=$43346
Sales(34,503*1.08) | 37263.24 |
Costs(25,889*1.08) | 27960.12 |
Net income | 9303.12 |
Less:Dividends(9303.12*50%) | 4651.56 |
Addition to retained earnings | 4651.56 |
Total assets would be=59,998*1.08
=$64797.84
Total equity would be=Beginning equity+Addition to retained earnings
=43346+4651.56=$47997.56
Total assets=Total liabilities+Total equity
Hence external financing needed=64797.84-47997.56-16,652
=$148.28
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