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he Altmans Z score for a firm is estimated as follows: Z = 1.2 X 1 + 1.4 X 2 + 3.3 X 3 +

he Altmans Z score for a firm is estimated as follows:

Z = 1.2 X1+ 1.4 X2 + 3.3 X3 + 0.6X4 + 1.0 X5

Where:

X1 = Working Capital / Total Assets

X2 = Retained Earnings / Total Assets

X3 = EBIT / Total Assets

X4 = Market Value of Equity/ Book Value of Total Liabilities

X5= Sales /Total assets

A firms Financial Statement information in millions of dollars is given below:

Assets

Cash 40

Accounts receivables 150

Inventory 210

Plant and Equipment 1600

Total Assets 2000

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts Payable 70

Notes Payable 80

Accruals 70

Long-term debt 880

Equity (retained Earnings = 150) 900

Total Liabilities & Equity 2,000

Other Information

Sales = $ 1000 EBIT = $250

The Market Value of Equity is equal to 1.3 times the book value.

Estimate the Z-Score for the firm. Please show working for X1 to X5 on your answer script.

Calculate values up to 3 decimal places.

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