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During 2021, Beta Corporation expects to sell $50 in products and services. It expects its accounts receivable to decrease by $10. It plans to retire some manufacturing equipment and predicts it can get $15 for it. In addition, Beta Corporation has forecasted the following financial items for 2021:
Depreciation expense $5
Selling & administrative expense $6
Capital expenditures $13
Cost of goods sold expense $40
Dividends to shareholders $3
Based on the above,
what is Beta Corporation’s total forecasted net cash
burn?
The foreasted net cash burn will be as per below :
Sales will increase cash by $50.
As accounts receivable is expected to decrease by $10, cash will increase by $10
Manfacturing equipment retire will give $15, so cash will increase by $15.
And all the expenses will result in cash outflow.
So, the net cash flow forecast will be = 50+10+15-5-6-13-40-3 = 8
Hence, Beta Corporation's total forecasted net cash burn is $8.