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Calculate free cash flow for 2017 for Monarch Textiles, Inc., based on the financial information that follows. Assume that all current liabilities are non-interest-bearing liabilities and that no fixed assets were sold or disposed of during 2017. (Enter your answer in 1000s.) Monarch Textiles, Inc. ($ thousands) Income statement Selected balance sheet items 2017 2016 2017 Sales 1,430 Current assets 410 565 Cost of sales 810 Net fixed assets 144 288 Operating expenses 155 Current liabilities 255 335 Depreciation 72 Interest expense 50 Earnings before taxes 343.00 Tax 137.20 Net income 205.80
EBIT = EBT + Interest Expense
EBIT = $343.00 + $50.00
EBIT = $393.00
Tax Rate = Tax / EBT
Tax Rate = $137.20 / $343.00
Tax Rate = 40%
Operating Cash Flow = EBIT * (1 - Tax Rate) + Depreciation
Operating Cash Flow = $393.00 * (1 - 0.40) + $72.00
Operating Cash Flow = $307.80
Change in Current Assets = Current Assets, 2017 - Current
Assets, 2016
Change in Current Assets = $565 - $410
Change in Current Assets = $155
Change in Current Liabilities = Current Liabilities, 2017 -
Current Liabilities, 2016
Change in Current Liabilities = $335 - $255
Change in Current Liabilities = $80
Change in NWC = Change in Current Assets - Change in Current
Liabilities
Change in NWC = $155 - $80
Change in NWC = $75
Capital Expenditure = Net Fixed Assets, 2017 - Net Fixed Assets,
2016
Capital Expenditure = $288 - $144
Capital Expenditure = $144
Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Change in NWC - Capital
Expenditure
Free Cash Flow = $307.80 - $75 - $144
Free Cash Flow = $88.80