Exam 2: Reviewing Financial Statements

An equity-financed firm will

Which of the following is NOT a source of cash?

Fina's Faucets, Inc. has net cash flows from operating activities for the last year of $17 million. The income statement shows that net income is $15 million and depreciation expense is $6 million. During the year, the change in inventory on the balance sheet was an increase of $4 million, change in accrued wages and taxes was an increase of $1 million and change in accounts payable was an increase of $1 million. At the beginning of the year the balance of accounts receivable was $5 million. What was the end of year balance for accounts receivable?

Reed's Birdie Shot, Inc.'s 2018 income statement lists the following income and expenses: EBIT = $555,000, interest expense = $178,000, and taxes = $148,000. Reed's has no preferred stock outstanding and 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Calculate the 2018 earnings per share.

Which financial statement reports a firm's assets, liabilities, and equity at a particular point in time?

Mr. Husker's Tuxedos, Corp. began the year 2018 with $205 million in retained earnings. The firm earned net income of $30 million in 2018 and paid $5 million to its preferred stockholders and $12 million to its common stockholders. What is the year-end 2018 balance in retained earnings for Mr. Husker's Tuxedos?

A firm has sales of $10,000, EBIT of $3,000, depreciation of $400, and fixed assets increased by $2,000. If the firm's tax rate is 30 percent and there were no increases in net operating working capital, what is the firm's free cash flow?

Muffin's Masonry, Inc.'s balance sheet lists net fixed assets as $16 million. The fixed assets could currently be sold for $17 million. Muffin's current balance sheet shows current liabilities of $5.5 million and net working capital of $6.5 million. If all the current accounts were liquidated today, the company would receive $10.25 million cash after paying $5.5 million in liabilities. What is the book value of Muffin's Masonry's assets today? What is the market value of these assets?

Acme Bricks balance sheet lists net fixed assets as $40 million. The fixed assets could currently be sold for $50 million. Acme's current balance sheet shows current liabilities of $15 million and net working capital of $12 million. If all the current accounts were liquidated today, the company would receive $77 million cash after paying $15 million in liabilities. What is the book value of Acme's assets today? What is the market value of these assets?

In 2018, Usher Sports Shop had cash flows from investing activities of ($2,150,000) and cash flows from financing activities of ($3,219,000). The balance in the firm's cash account was $980,000 at the beginning of 2018 and $1,025,000 at the end of the year. Calculate Usher Sports Shop's cash flow from operations for 2018.

Harvey's Hamburger Stand has total assets of $3 million of which $1 million are current assets. Cash makes up 20 percent of the current assets and accounts receivable makes up another 5 percent of current assets. Harvey's gross plant and equipment has a book value of $1.5 million and other long-term assets have a book value of $1 million. Using this information, what is the balance of inventory and the balance of depreciation on Harvey's Hamburger Stand's balance sheet?

Consider a firm with an EBIT of $5,000,000. The firm finances its assets with $20,000,000 debt (costing 5 percent) and 70,000 shares of stock selling at $50.00 per share. To reduce the firm's risk associated with this financial leverage, the firm is considering reducing its debt by $5,000,000 by selling an additional 100,000 shares of stock. The firm is in the 40 percent tax bracket. The change in capital structure will have no effect on the operations of the firm. Thus, EBIT will remain $5,000,000. What is the change in the firm's EPS from this change in capital structure?

All of the following would be a result of changing to the MACRS method of depreciation EXCEPT

You are considering an investment in Fields and Struthers, Inc. and want to evaluate the firm's free cash flow. From the income statement, you see that Fields and Struthers earned an EBIT of $52 million, paid taxes of $10 million, and its depreciation expense was $5 million. Fields and Struthers' gross fixed assets increased by $38 million from 2017 to 2018. The firm's current assets increased by $20 million and spontaneous current liabilities increased by $12 million. Calculate Fields and Struthers' operating cash flow (OCF), investment in operating capital (IOC), and free cash flow (FCF) for 2018.

Paige's Properties Inc. reported 2018 net income of $5 million and depreciation of $1,500,000. Paige's Properties, Inc.'s 2017 and 2018 balance sheets are listed as follows (in millions of dollars). Maturity 2017 2018 current liabilities 2017 2018 cash and marketable securities \1 0 \2 0 accured wages and taxes \5 \1 1 accounts receivable 20 34 accounts payable 25 29 inventory 10 11 notes payable 10 25 total \4 0 \6 5 total \4 0 \6 5 What is the 2018 net cash flow from operating activities for Paige's Properties, Inc.?

Free cash flow is defined as

All of the following are cash flows from financing EXCEPT a(n)

The Sasnak Corporation had a 2018 taxable income of $4,450,000 from operations after all operating costs but before (1) interest charges of $750,000, (2) dividends received of $900,000, (3) dividends paid of $500,000, and (4) income taxes. Using the tax schedule in Table 2.3, what is Sasnak's income tax liability? What are Sasnak's average and marginal tax rates on taxable income from operations?

Ed's Tobacco Shop has total assets of $100 million. Fifty percent of these assets are financed with debt of which $37 million is current liabilities. The firm has no preferred stock but the balance in common stock and paid-in surplus is $32 million. Using this information what is the balance for long-term debt and retained earnings on Ed's Tobacco Shop's balance sheet?

Which of the following is the term within the GAAP framework whereby firms can engage in a process of controlling their earnings, otherwise known as "smoothing" their earnings, as long as it's not taken to an extreme.