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Q: Corporate Finance - How to answer a Additional Funds Needed Question? ( No Answer,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Corporate Finance - How to answer a Additional Funds Needed Question?
Category: Business and Money > Finance
Asked by: ricoq-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 24 Apr 2005 08:48 PDT
Expires: 26 Apr 2005 17:12 PDT
Question ID: 513489
Suppose that a firm is operating at full capacity and plans to
increase its sales by 20% next year.  If the firm currently has
$16,000,000 in assets, $8,000,000 in spontaneous liabilities, expects
to earn $900,000 next year, and maintains a payout ration of .4, what
is the forecasted Additional Funds Needed (i.e. 1st pass AFN)
according to the proportional or "formula method"?
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Subject: Re: Corporate Finance - How to answer a Additional Funds Needed Question?
From: nh786-ga on 25 Apr 2005 06:43 PDT
 
Net assets  = 16 Mill - 8 Mill = 8 Mill
Increae in sales  = 20%
Proportional Increase in net assets  = 8 Mill * 20% = 1.6 Mill

Net years Net proofit (after tax) = 900 K 
Pay out = 40% of 900 K = 360,000
Balance  retained earnings = 540,000

Additional funds needed = 1.6 Mill - 540 K = 1,060,000

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