The minimum ending cash balance for all months is S50,000. Ifnecessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment. If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance . Assume ABC Company has asked you to not only prepare their 2017 year-end Balance Sheet but to also provide pro-forma financial statements for 2018. In addition, they have asked you to evaluate their company based on the pro-forma statements with regard to ratios. They also want you to evaluate 3 projects they are considering. Their infomation is as follows: End of the year information: Dividends of $100,000 are to be declared and paid in February No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the first calendar quarter. 12/31/17 Income taxes will be assessed at 35% in the quarter Equipment purchases of $55,000 are scheduled for March. Account Ending Balance ABC Company's management is also considering 3 new projects consisting of the purchase of new equipment. The company has limited resources, and may not be able to complete make all 3 purchases. The information is as follows for the purchases below Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Equipment Accumulated Depreciation Accounts Payable Short-term Notes Payable Long-term Notes Payable Common Stock Retained Earnin 50,000 175,000 126,000 480,000 90,000 156,000 12,000 200,000 235,000 solve Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Purchase Price $80,000 $175,000 $22,700 Required Rate of 6% 890 12% Return Time Period Cash Flows Year 1 S48,000 Cash Flows Year 2 $36,000 Cash Flows Year 3S22,000 Cash Flows Year N/A Cash Flows Year 5 NA 3years 5years $85.000 $74,000 S38,000 $26,800 $19,000 2 years 13.000 13.000 NA NIA NIA Additional Information: Sales for December total 10,000 units. Each month's sales are expected to exceed the prior month's results by 5% The product's selling price is $25 per unit. . Company policy calls for a given month's ending inventory to equal 80% of the next month's expected unit sales. The December 31 2017 inventory is 8,400 units, which complies with the policy. The purchase price is $15 per unit. Sales representatives, commissions are 12.5% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager's monthly salary will be $3,500 in January and $4,000 per month thereafter . Monthly general and administrative expenses include $8,000 administrative salaries, $5,000 depreciation, and 0.9% monthly interest on the long-term note payable. The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none is collected in the month of sale). .All merchandise purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month's purchases are fully paid in the next month