3. The Additional Funds Needed (AFN) equation Aa Aa Blue Elk Manufacturing has the following end-of-year balance sheet Blue Elk Manufacturing Balance Sheet For the Year Ended on December 31 Assets Liabilities Current Assets: Current Liabilities: Accounts payable Cash and equivalents $150,000 $250,000 Accounts receivable 400,000 Accrued liabilities 150,000 Notes payable 100,000 Inventories 350,000 $900,000 $500,000 Total Current Assets Total Current Liabilities 1,000,000 Net Fixed Assets: Long-Term Bonds Net plant and equipment $2,100,000 Total Debt $1,500,000 (cost minus depreciation) Common Equity Common stock 800,000 Retained earnings 700,000 Total Common Equity $1,500,000 $3,000,000 Total Assets $3,000,000 Total Liabilities and Equity The firm is currently in the process of forecasting sales, asset requirements, and required funding for the coming year. In the year that just ended, Blue Elk Manufacturing generated $350,000 net income on sales of $13,000,000. The firm expects sales to increase by 15% this coming year and also expects to maintain its long-run dividend payout ratio of 30%. Suppose Blue Elk's assets are fully utilized. Using the additional funds needed (AFN) equation to determine the increase in total assets that is necessary to support a firm's expected sales, it is projected that Blue Elk will require in additional assets When a firm grows, some liabilities grow spontaneously along with sales. Spontaneous liabilities are a source of capital that the firm will generate internally, so they reduce the need for external capital. How much of the total increase in assets will be supplied by spontaneous liabilities for Blue Elk this year? O $51,000 O $48,000 O $54,000 O $60,000 In addition, Blue Elk Manufacturing is expected to generate net income this year. The firm will pay out some of its earnings as dividends but will retain the rest for future asset investment. Again, the more a firm generates internally from its operations, the less it will have to raise externally from the capital markets. Assume that the firm's profit margin and dividend payout ratio are expected to remain constant Given the preceding information, Blue Elk expects to generate from operations that will be added to its existing retained earnings. (Be sure to round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) According to the AFN equation and projections for Blue Elk Manufacturing, the firm's AFN is