Question

Owen’s Electronics has nine operating plants in seven southwestern states. Sales for last year were $100 million, and the balance sheet at year-end is similar in percentage of sales to that of previous years (and this will continue in the future). All assets (including fixed assets) and current liabilities will vary directly with sales. The firm is working at full capacity.

Balance Sheet (in $ millions)
Assets			Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Cash	$	11	Accounts payable	$	16
Accounts receivable		25	Accrued wages		8
Inventory		28	Accrued taxes		10
Current assets	$	64	Current liabilities	$	34
Fixed assets		46	Notes payable		12
			Common stock		18
			Retained earnings		46
Total assets	$	110	Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	110

Owen’s has an after tax profit margin of 10 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 60 percent.

If sales grow by 25 percent next year, determine how many dollars of new funds are needed to finance the growth. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions, (e.g., $1,234,567).)

New Funds $ ?????
  

Answer 1

Solution:

Next year sale(S1)=$100,000,000*(1+0.25)=$125,000,000

Change in sales=$125,000,000-$100,000,000

=$25,000,000

Total assets=$110,000,000

Spontaneous liablilties(Sl)=Current liabilities=$34000,000

After tax profit margin(NPM)=10% or 0.10

Retention ratio(RR)=1-dividend payout ratio

=1-0.60=0.40

New Funds needed is;

=(Total Assets/Sales)*Change in sales-(Sl/Sales)*Change in slaes-(S1*NPM*RR)

=[($110,000,000/$100,000,000)*$25,000,000]-[($34000,000/$100,000,000)*$25,000,000]-[$125,000,000*0.10*0.40]

=$27500,000-$8500,000-$5000,000

=$14000,000

Thus,new funds needed to finance the growth is $14000,000.