Edman Company is a merchandiser that has provided the following balance sheet and income statement for this year.

		Beginning Balance			Ending Balance
Assets
Cash	$	62,800		$	150,000
Accounts receivable		160,000			180,000
Inventory		230,000			240,000
Property, plant & equipment (net)		833,000			793,000
Other assets		37,000			37,000
Total assets	$	1,322,800		$	1,400,000
Liabilities & Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable	$	70,000		$	80,000
Bonds payable		550,000			550,000
Common stock		410,000			410,000
Retained earnings		292,800			360,000
Total liabilities & stockholders equity	$	1,322,800		$	1,400,000

		This Year
Sales	$	2,500,000
Variable expenses:
Cost of goods sold		1,600,000
Variable selling expense		240,000
Total variable expenses		1,840,000
Contribution margin		660,000
Fixed expenses:
Fixed selling expenses		220,000
Fixed administrative expenses		300,000
Total fixed expenses		520,000
Net operating income		140,000
Interest expense (8%)		44,000
Net income before tax		96,000
Tax expense (30%)		28,800
Net income	$	67,200

Req a

1. Sales _____

2. Cost of goods sold _____

3. Variable selling expense _____

4. Fixed selling expense _____

Req b

1. Accounts Receivable _____

2. Inventory _____

3. Retained Earnings _____

Req c

1. Accounts Receivable _____

2. Inventory _____

3. Retained Earnings _____

Req d

1. What is the companys estimated average total liabilities and stockholders equity for next year?

Refer to the Requirement 7 Financials tab within your template. Assume the company increases its advertising expenditures (a fixed selling expense) in an effort to grow sales with the following estimated impacts:

• Next years sales and variable expenses increase by 30%.
• Next years fixed selling expense increases by $200,000.
• Next years ending balances in accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable each increase by 30% compared to their respective beginning balances.
• Next years ending balance in property, plant, and equipment (net) decreases by $40,000 compared to its beginning balance to reflect next years depreciation expense.
• Next years ending balances in other assets, bonds payable, and common stock are the same as their beginning balances.

a. Based on the above estimated impacts, use Excel formulas to calculate the revised sales, variable expenses, and fixed expense as needed in column B. (Hint: Your formulas should refer to information contained in the Requirement 1 Financials tab.) What are the revised amounts of sales, the variable expenses, and the fixed selling expense?

b. Based on the above estimated impacts, use Excel formulas to calculate ending balances as needed in column C. What is the ending balance in the following accounts?

c. Create formulas within column D that calculate next years average balances for all balance sheet accounts (except Cash which will automatically be computed for you). What is the average balance in the following accounts?

d. What is the companys estimated average total liabilities and stockholders equity for next year?