Ch 17. Blueprint Problems - Financial Planning and Forecasting Quantitative Problem 11 Beasley Industries sales are expected to increase from $4 million in 2019 to $5 million in 2020, or by 25%. Its assets totaled $2 million at the end of 2019. Beasley is a full capacity, so its assets must grow in proportion to projected sales. At the end of 2019, current abilities are $790,000, consisting of $160,000 of accounts payable, $450,000 of notes payable, and $180,000 of accrued liabilities. Its profit margin is forecasted to be 4%, and its dividend payout ratio is 70%. Using the AFN equation, forecast the additional funds Beasley will need for the coming year. Do not round intermediate calculations, Round your answer to the nearest dollar $ The AFN equation assumes that ratlos remain constant. However, firms are not always operating at full capacity so adjustments need to be made to the existing asset forecast Excess capacity adjustments are changes made to the existing asset forecast because the firm is not operating at hill capacity. For example, a fim may not be at all capacity with respect to its fixed assets. First, the firm's management must find out the firm's full capacity sales as follows: Full capacity nalen Arten Promoci which Nest, management would calculate the new's target fixed assets ratio as follows: Thule Fall Finally, management would use the target fixed assets ratio with the projected sales to calculate the firm's required level or fixed assets as follows: Required level of fixed assets (Target fed assets/Sale) * Projected Quantitative Problem 21 Mitchell Manufacturing Company has 51,000,000,000 in sales and $300,000,000 in nxed assets. Currently, the company's hived assets are operating 75% of capacity What level of sales could hikchell have obtained it it had been operating at full capacity? Do not found intermediate calculations, Hound your answer to the nearest $ What is Mitchell's Targeted assets/Sales aboy Do not round ntermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places I Mitchell's sales increase by 55, how large of an increase in fied assets wil the company need to meet its Target fixed assets/Sales ratio Do not round date calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar