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 Free Cash Flows 
Rhodes Corporation’s financial statements are shown below. 
Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending
December 31 
(Millions of Dollars) 
 | 
2020 | 
 | 
2019 | 
 
| Sales | 
$ | 
11,000 | 
 | 
$ | 
10,000 | 
 
| Operating costs excluding depreciation | 
 | 
9,566 | 
 | 
 | 
8,676 | 
 
| Depreciation and amortization | 
 | 
410 | 
 | 
 | 
360 | 
 
|     Earnings before interest and taxes | 
$ | 
1,024 | 
 | 
$ | 
964 | 
 
| Less interest | 
 | 
220 | 
 | 
 | 
200 | 
 
|     Pre-tax income | 
$ | 
804 | 
 | 
$ | 
764 | 
 
| Taxes (25%) | 
 | 
201 | 
 | 
 | 
191 | 
 
| Net income available to common stockholders | 
$ | 
603 | 
 | 
$ | 
573 | 
 
| Common dividends | 
$ | 
202 | 
 | 
$ | 
200 | 
 
 
Rhodes Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31
(Millions of Dollars) 
 | 
2020 | 
 | 
2019 | 
 
| Assets | 
 
| Cash | 
$ | 
450 | 
 | 
$ | 
400 | 
 
| Short-term investments | 
 | 
130 | 
 | 
 | 
100 | 
 
| Accounts receivable | 
 | 
2,750 | 
 | 
 | 
2,500 | 
 
| Inventories | 
 | 
1,850 | 
 | 
 | 
1,800 | 
 
|     Total current assets | 
$ | 
5,180 | 
 | 
$ | 
4,800 | 
 
| Net plant and equipment | 
 | 
3,850 | 
 | 
 | 
3,500 | 
 
| Total assets | 
$ | 
9,030 | 
 | 
$ | 
8,300 | 
 
 | 
 
| Liabilities and Equity | 
 
| Accounts payable | 
$ | 
900 | 
 | 
$ | 
800 | 
 
| Accruals | 
 | 
450 | 
 | 
 | 
400 | 
 
| Notes payable | 
 | 
186 | 
 | 
 | 
100 | 
 
|     Total current liabilities | 
$ | 
1,536 | 
 | 
$ | 
1,300 | 
 
| Long-term debt | 
 | 
900 | 
 | 
 | 
800 | 
 
|     Total liabilities | 
$ | 
2,436 | 
 | 
 | 
2,100 | 
 
| Common stock | 
 | 
5,093 | 
 | 
 | 
5,100 | 
 
| Retained earnings | 
 | 
1,501 | 
 | 
 | 
1,100 | 
 
|     Total common equity | 
$ | 
6,594 | 
 | 
$ | 
6,200 | 
 
| Total liabilities and equity | 
$ | 
9,030 | 
 | 
$ | 
8,300 | 
 
 
Suppose the federal-plus-state tax corporate tax is 25%. Answer
the following questions. 
- What is the net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for 2020?
Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million
should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answer to the
nearest whole number.
$   million 
 
- What are the amounts of net operating working capital for both
years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1
million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers
to the nearest whole number.
2020: $   million 
2019: $   million 
 
- What are the amounts of total net operating capital for both
years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1
million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers
to the nearest whole number.
2020: $   million 
2019: $   million 
 
- What is the free cash flow for 2020? Enter your answer in
millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as
1, not 1,000,000. Cash outflow, if any, should be indicated by a
minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
$    million 
 
- What is the ROIC for 2020? Round your answer to two decimal
places.
  % 
 
- How much of the FCF did Rhodes use for each of the following
purposes: after-tax interest, net debt repayments, dividends, net
stock repurchases, and net purchases of short-term investments?
(Hint: Remember that a net use can be negative.) Enter
your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million
should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the
nearest whole number.
| After-tax interest payment | 
$    million | 
 
| Reduction (increase) in debt | 
$    million | 
 
| Payment of dividends | 
$   million | 
 
| Repurchase (Issue) stock | 
$   million | 
 
| Purchase (Sale) of short-term investments | 
$   million | 
 
 
 
 
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