Value Added Inc. buys $1 million of sows ears at the beginning of January but doesnt pay
Question:
Value Added Inc. buys $1 million of sow’s ears at the beginning of January but doesn’t pay immediately. Instead, it agrees to pay the bill in March. It processes the ears into silk purses, which it sells for $2 million in February. However, it will not collect payment on the sales until April.
a. What is the firm’s net income in February?
b. What is its net income in March?
c. What is the firm’s net new investment in working capital in January?
d. What is its net new investment in working capital in April?
e. What is the firm’s cash flow in January?
f. What is the firm’s cash flow in February?
g. What is the cash flow in March?
h. What is the cash flow in April?
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-1260566093
10th edition
Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus