Question

A firm has the following balance sheet:

Cash $ 10 Accounts payable $ 10

Accounts receivable 10 Notes payable 20

Inventories 10 Long-term debt 40

Fixed assets 90 Common stock 40

Retained earnings 10

Total assets $120 Total liabilities and equity $120

Fixed assets are being used at 80 percent of capacity; sales for the year just ended were $200; sales will increase $10 per year for the next 4 years; the profit margin is 5 percent; and the dividend payout ratio is 60 percent. Assume that fixed assets cannot be sold. What are the total external financing requirements for the entire 4 years, i.e., the total AFN for the 4-year period?

a. $4.00

b. $2.00

c. u2212$0.80 (Surplus)

d. u2212$14.00 (Surplus)

e. $0

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