Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. has the following end-of-year balance sheet: Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. Balance Sheet For the Year Ended on December 31 Assets Liabilities Current Assets: Current Liabilities Cash and equivalents Accounts receivable Inventories $150,000Acounts payable $250,000 150,000 100,000 $500,000 1,000,000 $1,500,000 400,000 350,000 $900,000 Accrued liabilities Notes payable Total Current Assets Total Current Liabilities Net Fixed Assets: Long-Term Bonds Net plant and equipment (cost minus depreciation) $2,100,000 Total Debt Common Equity Common stock 800,000 700,000 $1,500,000 $3,000,000 Retained earnings Total Common Equity Total Liabilities and Equity Total Assets $3,000,000 The firm is currently in the process of forecasting sales, asset requirements, and required funding for the coming year. In the year that just ended, Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. generated $450,000 net income on sales of $12,500,000. The firm expects sales to increase by 16% this coming year and also expects to maintain its long-run dividend payout ratio of 35% Suppose Green Catepillar's assets are fully utilized. Using the additional funds needed (AFN) equation to determine the increase in total assets that is necessary to support a firm's expected sales, it is projected that Green Catepillar will require in additional assets When a firm grows, some liabilities grow spontaneously along with sales. Spontaneous liabilities are a source of capital that the firm will generate internally, so they reduce the need for external capital. How much of the total increase in assets will be supplied by spontaneous liabilities for Green Catepillar this year? $54,400 $64,000 O $57,600 O $51,200 Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. has the following end-of-year balance sheet: Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. Balance Sheet For the Year Ended on December 31 Assets Liabilities Current Assets: Current Liabilities Cash and equivalents Accounts receivable Inventories $150,000Acounts payable $250,000 150,000 100,000 $500,000 1,000,000 $1,500,000 400,000 350,000 $900,000 Accrued liabilities Notes payable Total Current Assets Total Current Liabilities Net Fixed Assets: Long-Term Bonds Net plant and equipment (cost minus depreciation) $2,100,000 Total Debt Common Equity Common stock 800,000 700,000 $1,500,000 $3,000,000 Retained earnings Total Common Equity Total Liabilities and Equity Total Assets $3,000,000 The firm is currently in the process of forecasting sales, asset requirements, and required funding for the coming year. In the year that just ended, Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. generated $450,000 net income on sales of $12,500,000. The firm expects sales to increase by 16% this coming year and also expects to maintain its long-run dividend payout ratio of 35% Suppose Green Catepillar's assets are fully utilized. Using the additional funds needed (AFN) equation to determine the increase in total assets that is necessary to support a firm's expected sales, it is projected that Green Catepillar will require in additional assets When a firm grows, some liabilities grow spontaneously along with sales. Spontaneous liabilities are a source of capital that the firm will generate internally, so they reduce the need for external capital. How much of the total increase in assets will be supplied by spontaneous liabilities for Green Catepillar this year? $54,400 $64,000 O $57,600 O $51,200
