Cascade Industries has the following account balances: Current assets .......$ 30,000 Noncurrent assets ...... 120,000 Current liabilities

Question:

Cascade Industries has the following account balances:

Current assets .......$ 30,000

Noncurrent assets ...... 120,000

Current liabilities ...... $15,000

Noncurrent liabilities .... 75,000

Stockholders€™ equity ..... 60,000

The company wishes to raise $50,000 in cash and is considering two financing options: Cascade can sell $50,000 of bonds payable, or it can issue additional common stock for $50,000. To help in the decision process, Cascade€™s management wants to determine the effects of each alternative on its current ratio and debt to assets ratio.

Required

a. Help Cascade€™s management by completing the following chart:

Cascade Industries has the following account balances:
Current assets €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦. $

b. Assume that after the funds are invested, EBIT amounts to $18,000. Also assume the company pays $5,000 in dividends or $5,000 in interest, depending on which source of financing is used. Based on a 30 percent tax rate, determine the amount of the increase in retained earnings that would result under each financing option.

Common Stock
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