Seaweed Mfg., Inc. is currently operating at only 86 percent of fixed asset capacity. Fixed assets are $387,000. Current sales are $510,000 and are projected to grow to $664,000. What amount must be spent on new fixed assets to support this growth in sales?

  • $46,319

Seaweed Mfg., Inc. is currently operating at only 81 percent of fixed asset capacity. Current sales are $550,000. What is the maximum rate at which sales can grow before any new fixed assets are needed?

  • 23.46 percent

The Dog House has net income of $3,450 and total equity of $8,600. The debt-equity ratio is 0.60 and the payout ratio is 20 percent. What is the internal growth rate?

  • 25.09 percent
The Two Sisters has a 9 percent return on assets and a 75 percent retention ratio. What is the internal growth rate?
  • 7.24 percent

Cross Town Express has sales of $132,000, net income of $12,600, total assets of $98,000, and total equity of $45,000. The firm paid $7,560 in dividends and maintains a constant dividend payout ratio. Currently, the firm is operating at full capacity. All costs and assets vary directly with sales. The firm does not want to obtain any additional external equity. At the sustainable rate of growth, how much new total debt must the firm acquire?

  • $6,685

Frasier Cabinets wants to maintain a growth rate of 5 percent without incurring any additional equity financing. The firm maintains a constant debt-equity ratio of .0.55, a total asset turnover ratio of 1.30, and a profit margin of 9.0 percent. What must the dividend payout ratio be?

  • 73.74 percent

A firm has a retention ratio of 45 percent and a sustainable growth rate of 6.2 percent. The capital intensity ratio is 1.2 and the debt-equity ratio is 0.64. What is the profit margin?

  • 14.63 percent

R. N. C., Inc. desires a sustainable growth rate of 4.5 percent while maintaining a 40 percent dividend payout ratio and a 6 percent profit margin. The company has a capital intensity ratio of 1.23. What equity multiplier is required to achieve the company’s desired rate of growth?

  • 1.47

Stop and Go has a 4.5 percent profit margin and a 15 percent dividend payout ratio. The total asset turnover is 1.6 and the debt-equity ratio is 0.60. What is the sustainable rate of growth?

  • 10.85 percent

Monika’s Dinor is operating at 94 percent of its fixed asset capacity and has current sales of $611,000. How much can the firm grow before any new fixed assets are needed?

  • 6.38 percent

Designer’s Outlet has a capital intensity ratio of 0.87 at full capacity. Currently, total assets are $48,900 and current sales are $52,300. At what level of capacity is the firm currently operating?

  • 93 percent

Miller Bros. Hardware is operating at full capacity with a sales level of $689,700 and fixed assets of $468,000. The profit margin is 7 percent. What is the required addition to fixed assets if sales are to increase by 10 percent?

  • $46,800

The Corner Store has $219,000 of sales and $187,000 of total assets. The firm is operating at 87 percent of capacity. What is the capital intensity ratio at full capacity?

  • 0.74

Gladsden Refinishers currently has $21,900 in sales and is operating at 45 percent of the firm’s capacity. What is the full capacity level of sales?

  • $48,667

The Cookie Shoppe expects sales of $437,500 next year. The profit margin is 4.8 percent and the firm has a 30 percent dividend payout ratio. What is the projected increase in retained earnings?

  • $14,700

Wagner Industrial Motors, which is currently operating at full capacity, has sales of $29,000, current assets of $1,600, current liabilities of $1,200, net fixed assets of $27,500, and a 5 percent profit margin. The firm has no long-term debt and does not plan on acquiring any. The firm does not pay any dividends. Sales are expected to increase by 4.5 percent next year. If all assets, short-term liabilities, and costs vary directly with sales, how much additional equity financing is required for next year?

  • -$259.75

Fresno Salads has current sales of $4,900 and a profit margin of 6.5 percent. The firm estimates that sales will increase by 5 percent next year and that all costs will vary in direct relationship to sales. What is the pro forma net income?

  • $334.43
The financial planning process tends to place the least emphasis on which one of the following?
  • market value of a firm

Sal’s Pizza has a dividend payout ratio of 10 percent. The firm does not want to issue additional equity shares but does want to maintain its current debt-equity ratio and its current dividend policy. The firm is profitable. Which one of the following defines the maximum rate at which this firm can grow?

  • sustainable growth rate

If a firm equates its pro forma sales growth to the rate of sustainable growth, and has positive net income and excess capacity, then the:

  • retained earnings will increase.