Question: 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 9 Sales$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 Operating costs excluding

20202019Sales$12,000$10,000Operating costs excluding depreciation10,6408,734Depreciation and amortization340330Earnings before interest and taxes$1,020$936Less interest280200Pre-tax income$740$736Taxes (25%)185184Net income available to common stockholders$555$552Common dividends$201$200
Rhodes Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31(Millions of Dollars)
20202019AssetsCash$550$500Short-term investments110100Accounts receivable2,7502,500Inventories1,2501,200Total current assets$4,660$4,300Net plant and equipment3,8503,500Total assets$8,510$7,800Liabilities and EquityAccounts payable$1,100$1,000Accruals550500Notes payable392200Total current liabilities$2,042$1,700Long-term debt1,1001,000Total liabilities$3,1422,700Common stock4,1144,200Retained earnings1,254900Total common equity$5,368$5,100Total liabilities and equity$8,510$7,800
Suppose the federal-plus-state tax corporate tax is 25%. Answer the following questions.
What is the net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for 2020? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
$ million
What are the amounts of net operating working capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
2020:$ million
2019:$ million
What are the amounts of total net operating capital for both years? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
2020:$ million
2019:$ million
What is the free cash flow for 2020? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Cash outflow, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
$million
What is the ROIC for 2020? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%
How much of the FCF did Rhodes use for each of the following purposes: after-tax interest, net debt repayments, dividends, net stock repurchases, and net purchases of short-term investments? (Hint: Remember that a net use can be negative.) Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
After-tax interest payment$millionReduction (increase) in debt$millionPayment of dividends$ millionRepurchase (Issue) stock$ millionPurchase (Sale) of short-term investments$ million

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