You boss needs help again. With the partial model please forecast Ziebers 2017 income statement and balance sheets. Use the following assumptions: (1) Sales grow by 6%. (2) The ratios of expenses to sales, depreciation to fixed assets, cash to sales, accounts receivable to sales, and inventories to sales will be the same in 2017 as in 2016. (3) Zieber will not issue any new stock or new long-term bonds. (4) The interest rate is 11% for long- term debt and the interest expense on long-term debt is based on the average balance during the year. (5) No interest is earned on cash. (6) Regular dividends grow at an 8% rate. Calculate the additional funds needed (AFN). If new financing is required, assume it will be raised by drawing on a line of credit with an interest rate of 12%. Assume that any draw on the line of credit will be made on the last day of the year, so there will be no additional interest expense for the new line of credit. If surplus funds are available, pay a special dividend.

What are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends? (Hints: Create a column showing the ratios for the current year; then create a new column showing the ratios used in the forecast. Also, create a preliminary forecast that doesnt include any new line of credit or special dividends. Identify the financing deficit or surplus in this preliminary forecast and then add a new column that shows the final forecast that includes any new line of credit or special dividend.)

Now assume that the growth in sales is only 3%. What are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends?

Start with the partial model in the file Ch12 P10 Build a Modelxisx on the textbook's Web site, which contains the 2016 financial statements of Zieber Corporation. Forecast Zeiber's 2017 income statement and balance sheets. Use the following assumptions (1) Sales grow by 6%. (2) The ratios of expenses to sales, depreciation to fixed assets, cash to sales, accounts receivable to sales. and inventories to sales will be the same in 2017 as in 2016. (3) Zeiber will not issue any new stock or new long-term bonds. (4) The interest rate is 11% for long-term debt and the interest expense on long-term debt is based on the average balance during the year (5) No interest is earned on cash. (6) Regular dividends grow at an 8% rate. (6) Calculate the additional funds needed (AFN). If new financing is required, assume it will be raised by drawing on a line of credit with an interest rate of 12%. Assume that any draw on the line of credit will be made on the last day of the year, so there will be no additional interest expense for the new line of credit. If surplus funds are available, pay a special dividend. Key Input Data: Used in the forecast Tax rate Dividend grow Rate on notes payable-term debt, rstd Rate on long-term debt, rd Rate on line of credit, rLOo 40% 8% 9% 12% a. What are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends? (Hints: Create a column showing the ratios for the current year; then create a new column showing the ratios used in the forecast. Also, create a preliminary forecast that doesn't include any new line of credit or special dividends. Identify the financing deficit or surplus in this preliminary forecast and then add a new column that shows the final forecast that includes any new line of credit or special dividend.) Begin by calculating the appropriate historical ratios in Column E. Then put these ratios and any other input ratios in Column G. Forecast the preliminary balance sheets and income statements in Column H. Don't include any line of credit or special dividend in the preliminary forecast. After completing the preliminary forecast of the balance sheets and income statement, go to the area below the preliminary forecast and identify the financing deficit or surplus. Then use Excel's IF statements to specify the amount of any new line of credit OR special dividend (you should not have a new line of credit AND a special dividend, only one or the other). After specifying the amounts of the special dividend or line of credit, create a second column () for the final forecast next to the column for the preliminary forecast (H). In this final forecast, be sure to include the effect of the special dividend or line of credit. 2017 Preliminary forecast (doesn't include special dividend or LOC) Income Statements: (December 31, in thousands of dollars) 2016 2017 Final 2017 Input ratios 2016 Historical Forecasting basis (includes special dividend or LOC) ratios Sales Expenses (excluding depr. & amort.) Depreciation and Amortization S455,150 S386,878 $14,565 $53,708 Growth % of sales % of fixed assets EBIT Interest expense on long-term debt Interest S11,880 Interest rate x average debt during year expense on line of credit S0 $41,828 $16,731 $25,097 EBT Taxes (40%) Net Income Common dividends (regular dividends) Special dividends Addition to retained earnings $12,554 Zero in preliminary forecast $12,543