Topic: Long-Term Financial Planning and Growth Quiz ( MCQ and Answer )

Country Comfort, Inc. had equity of $150,000 at the beginning of the year. At the end of the year, the company had total assets of $195,000. During the year, the company sold no new equity. Net income for the year was $72,000 and dividends were $44,640. What is the sustainable growth rate?

A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 11 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 24 percent. The current profit margin is 10 percent and the firm uses no external financing sources. What must the total asset turnover rate be?

A firm wishes to maintain a growth rate of 8 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 62 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at 1, and the profit margin is 10 percent. What must the debt-equity ratio be if the firm wishes to keep that ratio constant?

Fixed Appliance Co. wishes to maintain a growth rate of 8 percent a year, a constant debt-equity ratio of 0.34, and a dividend payout ratio of 52 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at 1.3. What profit margin must the firm achieve?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?