The management team at Taylor, Inc. is working on the companys 2019 pro-forma balance sheet and income statement, and wishes to find out the amount of additional external funds it will need in 2019, based on the following assumptions:

- Sales are expected to double in 2019.

- The company is operating at full capacity.

- All operating assets (cash included) and spontaneous liabilities are expected to remain at their same proportion of sales as in 2018. Misc. assets (which are non-operating assets) will remain unchanged at $7,500.

- Cost of Goods Sold and Operating Expenses are also expected to remain equal in proportion of sales.

- Management expects Interest rates to fall in 2019 so that interest expenses will remain constant as a percentage of sales, even if the level of bank debt increases in 2019. In addition, assume that interest rates are the same for short-term and long- term debt.

- The companys tax rate is 40% and the firm does not pay dividends.

1. What are the Additional Funds Needed (AFN) for the year 2019, using both the AFN formula and a pro-forma balance sheet using the pct. of sales method? Both methods should give you the same result.

2. Now assume that, in 2019, while doubling its level of sales, the company wishes to improve its Days Payable to a more acceptable level of 60 days. What will then be the level of AFN?

Taylor, Inc. 2017 2018 Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Total Current assets Net Fixed assets Misc. Long-Term Assets Total Assets 15,000 115,000 180,000 360,000 360,000 720,000 555,000 1,095,000 217,500 367,500 7,500 7,500 780,000 1,470,000 Notes Payable Accounts Payable Total Current Liabilities Long-Term Debt Total Liabilities Net Worth (Com. Eq. + R.E.) | Total Liabilities & Net Worth 135,000 225,000 360,000 150,000 510,000 270,000 780,000 135,000 682,500 817,500 262,500 1,080,000 390,000 1,470,000 Net Sales COGS Gross Profit Operating Expenses EBIT Interest Expense EBT Taxes Net Income 2,160,000 4,320,000 1,440,000 2,880,000 720,000 1,440,000 601,250 1,212,250 118,750 227,750 18,750 27,750 100,000 200,000 40,000 80,000 60,000 120,000 Taylor, Inc. 2017 2018 Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Total Current assets Net Fixed assets Misc. Long-Term Assets Total Assets 15,000 115,000 180,000 360,000 360,000 720,000 555,000 1,095,000 217,500 367,500 7,500 7,500 780,000 1,470,000 Notes Payable Accounts Payable Total Current Liabilities Long-Term Debt Total Liabilities Net Worth (Com. Eq. + R.E.) | Total Liabilities & Net Worth 135,000 225,000 360,000 150,000 510,000 270,000 780,000 135,000 682,500 817,500 262,500 1,080,000 390,000 1,470,000 Net Sales COGS Gross Profit Operating Expenses EBIT Interest Expense EBT Taxes Net Income 2,160,000 4,320,000 1,440,000 2,880,000 720,000 1,440,000 601,250 1,212,250 118,750 227,750 18,750 27,750 100,000 200,000 40,000 80,000 60,000 120,000