Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. has the following end-of-year balance sheet:
Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. Balance Sheet For the Year Ended on December 31
Assets Liabilities
Current Assets: Current Liabilities:
Cash and equivalents $150,000 Accounts payable $250,000
Accounts receivable 400,000 Accrued liabilities 150,000
Inventories 350,000 Notes payable 100,000
Total Current Assets $900,000 Total Current Liabilities $500,000
Net Fixed Assets: Long-Term Bonds 1,000,000
Net plant and equipment $2,100,000 Total Debt $1,500,000
(cost minus depreciation)
Common Equity
Common stock 800,000
Retained earnings 700,000
Total Common Equity $1,500,000
Total Assets $3,000,000 Total Liabilities and Equity $3,000,000
The firm is currently in the process of forecasting sales, asset requirements, and required funding for the coming year. In the year that just ended, Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. generated $350,000 net income on sales of $13,000,000. The firm expects sales to increase by 16% this coming year and also expects to maintain its long-run dividend payout ratio of 35%.
Suppose Green Catepillar’s assets are fully utilized. Using the additional funds needed (AFN) equation to determine the increase in total assets that is necessary to support a firm’s expected sales, it is projected that Green Catepillar will require in additional assets.
When a firm grows, some liabilities grow spontaneously along with sales. Spontaneous liabilities are a source of capital that the firm will generate internally, so they reduce the need for external capital. How much of the total increase in assets will be supplied by spontaneous liabilities for Green Catepillar this year?
$60,800
$64,000
$57,600
$51,200
In addition, Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. is expected to generate net income this year. The firm will pay out some of its earnings as dividends but will retain the rest for future asset investment. Again, the more a firm generates internally from its operations, the less it will have to raise externally from the capital markets. Assume that the firm’s profit margin and dividend payout ratio are expected to remain constant.
Given the preceding information, Green Catepillar expects to generate
$
from operations that will be added to its existing retained earnings. (Hint: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
According to the AFN equation and projections for Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc., the firm’s AFN is
$
.