(Forecasting net income) In November of each year, the CFO of Barker Electronics begins the financial forecasting process to determine the firm's projected needs for new financing during the coming year. Barker is a small electronics manufacturing company located in Moline, Illinois, which is best known as the home of the John Deere Company. The CFO begins the process with the most recent year's income statement, projects sales growth for the coming year, and then estimates net income and finally the additional earnings he can expect to retain and reinvest in the firm. The firm's income statement for 2018 follows: Note that for the coming The electronics business has been growing rapidly over the past 18 months as the economy recovers, and the CFO estimates that sales will expand by 18 percent in the next year. In addition, he estimates the following relationships between each of the income statement expense items and sales: year both depreciation expense and interest expense are projected to remain the same as in 2018. a. Estimate Barker's net income for 2019 and its addition to retained earnings under the assumption that the firm leaves its dividends paid at the 2018 level. b. Reevaluate Barker's net income and addition to retained earnings if sales grow at 36 percent over the coming year. However, this scenario requires the addition of new plant and equipment in the amount of $120,000, which increases annual depreciation to $57,000 per year, and interest expense rises to $14,000. a. What is the estimate of Barker's net income for 2019? $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) i Data Table Assuming the firm leaves its dividends paid at the 2018 level, what is the estimate of Barker's addition to retained earnings for 2019? $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) (Click on the following icon Income Statement b. If sales grow at 36 percent over the coming year, annual depreciation increases to $57,000 per year, and interest expense rises to $14,000, what is the estimate of Barker's net income for 2019? $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) 12/31/2015 Sales $ Assuming the firm leaves its dividends paid at the 2018 level, what is the estimate of Barker's addition to retained earnings for 2019? 1,400,000 980,000 $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) $ Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating costs Depreciation expense Net operating profit 420,000 140,000 50,000 Data Table $ 230,000 9,000 (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Interest expense Earnings before taxes $ Taxes 221,000 75,140 145,860 $ COGS/sales Operating expenses/sales Depreciation expense Interest expense Tax rate 70% 10% $50,000 $9,000 34% Net income Dividends Addition to retained earnings $ $ 28,000 117,860 Print Done Print Done (Forecasting net income) In November of each year, the CFO of Barker Electronics begins the financial forecasting process to determine the firm's projected needs for new financing during the coming year. Barker is a small electronics manufacturing company located in Moline, Illinois, which is best known as the home of the John Deere Company. The CFO begins the process with the most recent year's income statement, projects sales growth for the coming year, and then estimates net income and finally the additional earnings he can expect to retain and reinvest in the firm. The firm's income statement for 2018 follows: Note that for the coming The electronics business has been growing rapidly over the past 18 months as the economy recovers, and the CFO estimates that sales will expand by 18 percent in the next year. In addition, he estimates the following relationships between each of the income statement expense items and sales: year both depreciation expense and interest expense are projected to remain the same as in 2018. a. Estimate Barker's net income for 2019 and its addition to retained earnings under the assumption that the firm leaves its dividends paid at the 2018 level. b. Reevaluate Barker's net income and addition to retained earnings if sales grow at 36 percent over the coming year. However, this scenario requires the addition of new plant and equipment in the amount of $120,000, which increases annual depreciation to $57,000 per year, and interest expense rises to $14,000. a. What is the estimate of Barker's net income for 2019? $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) i Data Table Assuming the firm leaves its dividends paid at the 2018 level, what is the estimate of Barker's addition to retained earnings for 2019? $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) (Click on the following icon Income Statement b. If sales grow at 36 percent over the coming year, annual depreciation increases to $57,000 per year, and interest expense rises to $14,000, what is the estimate of Barker's net income for 2019? $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) 12/31/2015 Sales $ Assuming the firm leaves its dividends paid at the 2018 level, what is the estimate of Barker's addition to retained earnings for 2019? 1,400,000 980,000 $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) $ Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating costs Depreciation expense Net operating profit 420,000 140,000 50,000 Data Table $ 230,000 9,000 (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Interest expense Earnings before taxes $ Taxes 221,000 75,140 145,860 $ COGS/sales Operating expenses/sales Depreciation expense Interest expense Tax rate 70% 10% $50,000 $9,000 34% Net income Dividends Addition to retained earnings $ $ 28,000 117,860 Print Done Print Done