Marvin industries Inc. operates as a diversified software company worldwide. Its Digital Media segment provides tools and solutions that enable individuals, teams, and organizations to create, publish, promote, and monetize their digital content. The company is forecasting operations to determine the additional financing that will be needed to support its operations and to assess whether the firms anticipated performance is in line with the companys own general targets and investors expectation.

Marvin Industries: balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 (Thousands of dollars)

Cash	2,000	Accounts Payable	7,200
Receivables	10,800	Notes Payable	3,400
Inventories	12,400	Accruals	2,620
Total current assets	25,200	Total current liabilities	13,220
		Long-term debt	?
Fixed assets	21,600	Common stock	2,000
		Retained earnings	26,580
Total assets	46,800	Total liabilities & equity	46,800

Marvin Industries: Income Statement for December 31, 2020 (Thousands of dollars)

Sales	36,000
Operating costs	30,000
EBIT	5,400
Interest	720
Taxes @ 25%	1,170
Net income	3,510
Dividends 60%	2,016
Addition to retained earnings	1,404

Total assets and accounts payable are proportional to sales, and that relationship will be maintained. Marvin has arranged to sell $5,000 of new common stock in 2021 to meet some of its financing needs. The remainder of its financing needs will be met by issuing new long-term debt at the end of 2021. The companys net profit margin on sales is 9.75%, and 60% of earnings will be paid out as dividends. Marvin is operating at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales.

1. What were Marvins long-term debt and total liabilities for 2020?
2. Sales are projected to increase by 25% over the 2020 sales figure. Determine the forecasted change in companys sales over the forecasting period.

3. Use the AFN equation to forecast Marvins additional funds needed for the coming year to support the companys growth.

(HINT: AFN = (A0*/S0)(S) (L0*/S0)(S) (M)(S1)(1 payout) new common stock)

A small company, Stevens Textile Co. is expanding its operations and needs additional financing to support its expansion projects. The company is planning to change its business registration from a limited liability company to a corporation. As a corporation it will be listed on the stock exchange market and sell shares to the public to raise capital from investors. The business will be managed by professional executives who are not owners of the corporation.

1. Explain agency relationship and agency costs to the owners of Stevens Textile Co.

2. Suppose Stevens Textile company is very successful and the founders cash out most of their stock and turn the company over to an elected board of directors. Neither the founders nor any other stockholders own a controlling interest (this is the situation in most public companies). List six potential managerial behaviors that can harm a firms value.

3. What is corporate governance? List five corporate governance provisions that are internal to a firm and under its control.

4. Stevens Textile Co. might want to reduce the conflict of interest that may arise between corporate executives and shareholders by electing board of directors to oversee the activities of the corporate executives. Identify five characteristics of the board of directors that usually lead to effective corporate governance.