Free Cash Flows

Rhodes Corporation's financial statements are shown below.

Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

	2020		2019
Sales	$	12,000		$	10,000
Operating costs excluding depreciation		10,556			8,680
Depreciation and amortization		400			360
Earnings before interest and taxes	$	1,044		$	960
Less interest		120			100
Pre-tax income	$	924		$	860
Taxes (25%)		231			215
Net income available to common stockholders	$	693		$	645
Common dividends	$	202		$	200

Rhodes Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

	2020		2019
Assets
Cash	$	650		$	600
Short-term investments		220			200
Accounts receivable		2,750			2,500
Inventories		1,350			1,200
Total current assets	$	4,970		$	4,500
Net plant and equipment		3,750			3,500
Total assets	$	8,720		$	8,000
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	$	1,300		$	1,200
Accruals		650			600
Notes payable		188			100
Total current liabilities	$	2,138		$	1,900
Long-term debt		1,300			1,200
Total liabilities	$	3,438			3,100
Common stock		3,591			3,700
Retained earnings		1,691			1,200
Total common equity	$	5,282		$	4,900
Total liabilities and equity	$	8,720		$	8,000

Suppose the federal-plus-state tax corporate tax is 25%. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for 2020? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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1. What are the amounts of net operating working capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.

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1. What are the amounts of total net operating capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.

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1. What is the free cash flow for 2020? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Cash outflow, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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1. What is the ROIC for 2020? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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1. How much of the FCF did Rhodes use for each of the following purposes: after-tax interest, net debt repayments, dividends, net stock repurchases, and net purchases of short-term investments? (Hint: Remember that a net use can be negative.) Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.

After-tax interest payment	$ million
Reduction (increase) in debt	$ million
Payment of dividends	$ million
Repurchase (Issue) stock	$ million
Purchase (Sale) of short-term investments	$ million