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Lambert Transport is an overland freight service that is operating at full capacity They have sales of $29,000, current assets of $1,600, current liabilities of $1,200, net fixed assets of $27,500, and a 12.8 percent profit margin. The firm has no long-term debt and does not plan on acquiring any. The firm does not pay any dividends. Sales are expected to increase by 11.9 percent next year. If all assets, short-term liabilities, and costs vary directly with sales, how much additional equity financing is required for next year?
| Solution: | ||
| Additional equity financing is required is -$833.63 | ||
| Working Notes: | ||
| Additional equity financing is required | ||
| '=Increase in assets - increase in current liabilities - profit x (1- payout ratio) | ||
| Increase in assets = (Current assets + Fixed assets) x increase % | ||
| Increase in assets = (1600 + 27500) x 11.9% | ||
| Increase in assets =$3,462.90 | ||
| Increase in current liabilities | ||
| =Current liabilities x increase % | ||
| =1200 x 11.9% | ||
| =$142.80 | ||
| Profit = Sales x (1+ increase%) x Profit margin | ||
| Profit = 29,000 x (1+ 11.9%) x 12.8% | ||
| Profit = $4,153.728 | ||
| Additional equity financing is required | ||
| '=Increase in assets - increase in current liabilities - profit x (1- payout ratio) | ||
| '=$3,462.90 - $142.80 - $4,153.728 x (1- 0%) | ||
| '=$3,462.90 - $142.80 - $4,153.728 | ||
| '=-833.628 | ||
| '= -$833.63 | ||
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