Exam 4: Financial Planning and Forecasting

Calculate United's total assets if the firm expects sales to grow 15 percent this year and the earnings after tax will be $50,000. United paid $20,000 in dividends last year and expects to increase dividends 10 percent this year. The firm will need additional financing of $25,000 to finance the expected growth. United started the year with $40,000 in accounts payable; $30,000 in notes payable; and $100,000 in long-term debt. The company is operating at full capacity.

Pro forma financial statements are used to:

Which of the following statements is/are correct about deferred taxes? I. Deferred taxes can occur because of geographical problems with the location of corporate headquarters. II. Deferred taxes can occur because some companies use the straight-line depreciation method to calculate income reported to stockholders and accelerated depreciation to calculate taxable income. This practice reduces taxes owed.

Short-term operational plans are generally conducted over what time frame?

Which of the following is an example of a deterministic model?

Using a cash budget is more useful than the percentage of sales method because: I. It can more precisely estimate the amount of financing needed. II. It can better estimate the time of financing need.

To decrease the additional financing needed to support an increase in sales, management can

Why would a firm want to develop a cash budget since it is only a projection of cash inflows and outflows over some future period of time?

Scorch & Burn Fire Extinguishers, Inc. had an operating income (EBIT) of $260,00 last year. The firm had $18,000 in depreciation expenses, $15,000 in interest expenses and $60,000 in selling, general, and administrative expenses. If Scorch & Burn has a marginal tax rate of 40%, what was its after-tax cash flow for last year?

Which of the following is defined as the systematic allocation of the cost of an asset over more than one period?

Dippity Doo-Dah Party Dips has revenues of $50,000, general & administrative expenses of $35,000, interest expense of $4,000 and depreciation expense of $4200. The firm is in the 38% tax bracket. What would be the firm's cash flow from operations?

Last year Curative Technologies Inc. reported earnings after-tax of $23 million. Included in the expenses were depreciation of $3.7 million and interest expenses of $2.9 million. The year-end balance sheets shows an increase in deferred taxes of $2.6 million to a total of $14.2 million. What is Curative Technologies' after-tax cash flow for last year? Assume a marginal tax rate of 40%.

A firm's operational plan states objectives that define where the firm wants to be at the end of the planning period. These objectives must be:

CU Tech expects sales next year will be $4.8 million, a 25% increase over current sales. CU has total assets of $2.24 million and all assets will increase proportionately with sales. CU has $1.49 million in current liabilities and a current ratio of 1.60 to 1. What total financing will CU need to support the expected sales increase?

Peerless believes that its sales next year will increase 20 percent from the current level of $800,000. Management calculates that assets must increase $110,000 to support the new sales level, and current liabilities will increase $70,000. What total financing will be needed?

Computerized financial planning models may be classified as any of the following except:

The Danville Company is considering a $50 million expansion (capital expenditure) program next year. The company wants to determine approximately how much additional financing will be needed if the expansion program is undertaken. Next year the company expects to earn $25 million after interest and taxes. The company also plans to increase its dividends from $5 million to $7 million. If the expansion program is accepted, the company expects working capital requirements to increase by approximately $8 million next year. Long-term debt retirement obligations total $3 million next year and depreciation is expected to be $13 million. No fixed assets are expected to be sold next year.

Financial planning models have two classifications. What are they and how do they differ from each other?

In 1998, Hepler Company's sales were $26 million and its total assets were $10 million. Current liabilities were $4 million and total equity was $2 million. Hepler Company's sales for 1999 are forecasted to be $34 million, earnings after taxes are expected to be 5 percent of sales and dividends of $800,000 are expected to be paid. Assuming that the ratios "assets to sales" and "current liabilities to sales" in 1998 remain the same in 1999, determine the amount of additional financing required.

Lullaby Lane Bedding, Inc. needs to determine the amount of growth the firm could experience without having to obtain external financing. The current sales level is $800,000, the net profit margin is 6%, and the dividend payout ratio is 40%. Assume the firm is currently operating at full capacity and all assets will increase proportionately with sales. Lane's current balance sheet follows: