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Hodgkiss Mfg., Inc., is currently operating at only 96 percent of fixed asset capacity. Current sales are $520,000. Fixed assets are $410,000 and sales are projected to grow to $750,000. How much in new fixed assets are required to support this growth in sales? Assume the company wants to operate at full capacity. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
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First of all we have to find out FULL CAPACITY SALES
Fixed Assets-----current Sales
410000 ------520000(96%)
Full capacity sales)(% of capacity used)=current sales
Taking full capacity sales as X then,
(X)(0.96)=520000
X=520000/0.96
FULL CAPACITY SALES=541,666.666667
We have to grow sales to 750000 which is higher than full capacity sales so we have to additional assets
USING RATIOS FIXED ASSETS TO FULL CAPACITY SALES TO SOLVE FOR NEW FIXED ASSETS
Fixed Assets/Full Capacity Sales 410000/541,666.666667=X/750000
(541,666.666667)(x)=(410000)(750000) Dividing both sides by 541,666.666667
X=567,692.307692
OR
410000/541,666.666667 =0.75692307692 fixed asset is needed to get $1 sales
=0.75692307692*(750000)=567,692.307692 same answer
How much new fixed asset is required
410000----- 567,692we need 567,692-410000=$157692 fixed assets as additional.