Gunner is between jobs right now. He was most recently sing on the board of an overseas oil and gas company. However, he was underqualified for the position and was eventually let go. Since then, Gunner has also sold some of his paintings for large sums of money. Gunner feels frustrated by ongoing chaer that he has only done well in his career due to his father, who holds a prestigious position with the federal government. Fortunately, Gunner has a new idea. He wants to open a computer retail and repair shop. He recently had a problem with his own laptop repair. After dropping his laptop at Erics Electronics Repair and neglecting to pick it up, Gunner, unfortunately, discovered that some sensitive information about his personal life had been leaked to the press. Feeling angry about Erics lack of professionalism, Gunner feels that he can open a more ethical repair shop which will compete with Eric. Gunner is asking you for advice on business ethics, specifically which would apply to a computer repair business. Gunner spoken to a friend, Millie, about this business idea and she has determined that he can feasibly sell eighty-five laptops in his first year of business at an average price of $575 per laptop. Gunner has contacted a major computer manufacturer who has quoted him $2,325 for five laptops, $4,600 for ten laptops, or $37,000 for 100 laptops. Millie also projects one-hundred-and-forty laptop repairs in the businesss first year, with each repair priced at $105. On average, a laptop repair would cost Gunner $42 in labour costs (he cant do repairs himself but is hoping he can learn over me), $15 in materials, and $9 in variable overhead costs. Millie isnt confident about projecting numbers beyond two years but thinks Gunner should be able to grow sale and repair numbers by 50% in year two and at least sustain that level in the following years. Millie has stressed that trend analysis is important. Gunners additional expenses would be $1,350 a month for rent, $320 a month for utlities, and $220 a month for advertising. Gunner plans to use a combination of debt and equity financing- he plans to pay interest of $165 a month and dividends totalling $14,000 at the end of the year. Since Gunner knows many wealthy businesspeople around the world (mainly through a family friend named Barack), he foresees no issues with getting money- he is planning to just call people and ask them if they want to buy shares or loan money to his new company. Gunner is wondering how much money he might be able to withdraw at the end of the businesss first year- he doesnt want to withdraw any cash which wasnt technically profit. He wants you to prepare, using proper formang, a first-year projected income statement and a statement of retained earnings for him. Any insight about his projected numbers is greatly appreciated. He is especially interested in a few ratios which will help him with important decisions him run a better business- he has asked for specific scenarios and explanations. Gunner also wants feedback on his plan to use a combination of debt and equity financing. What is an opmal financing mix for a business like his? What specifically should he know about such a decision? Are there any benefits and drawbacks of using equity? What about debt? If the business does well, Gunner might consider buying a $32,000 machine which would cut the labor cost of a laptop repair to only $19. The machine can repair an estimated 1,800 laptops before it needs to be replaced. Aer doing some rough math he is not really confident in, Gunner is wondering if he should buy the machine now instead of waiting. He is also not sure how the machine will be depreciated- he wants you to advise him on the best depreciation method for this situation and how the information will be presented on the income statement and balance sheet. Finally, Gunner highly values the local indigenous community and wants to help its members, especially children. He is thinking about gathering volunteer help to produce fifty laptops to sell to a local school at cost (in future, he hopes to donate them for free). Gunner wants you to explain, in detail, how costs can be tracked for these fiy laptops, assuming some specialized workers such as supervisors are paid hourly. He also wants you to take into consideration assembly line worker costs (assuming he cant find enough volunteers), utilites costs, etc. Be sure to give Gunner an idea about the necessary journal entries and other important elements. Gunner acknowledges that he has gone through a real struggle in his life but is dedicated to turning things around with an ethical, well-run laptop retail and repair business. In a business memo drafted by yourself to him, give Gunner detailed advice on all issues raised in the case. Feel free to add general business or life advice which may benefit Gunner.