a. Using the financial statements shown below, calculate net operating working capital, total net operating capital, net operating profit after taxes, free cash flow, and return on invested capital for the most recent year.
Lan & Chen Technologies: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31
(Thousands of Dollars)				2016	2015
Sales				$945,000	$900,000
Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization				812,700	774,000
EBITDA				$132,300	$126,000
Depreciation and amortization				33,100	31,500
EBIT				$99,200	$94,500
Interest Expense				10,470	8,600
EBT				$88,730	$85,900
Taxes (40%)				35,492	34,360
Net income				$53,238	$51,540
Common dividends				$43,300	$41,230
Addition to retained earnings				$9,938	$10,310
Lan & Chen Technologies: December 31 Balance Sheets
(Thousands of Dollars)
Assets				2016	2015
Cash and cash equivalents				$47,250	$45,000
Short-term investments				3,800	3,600
Accounts Receivable				283,500	270,000
Inventories				141,750	135,000
Total current assets				$476,300	$453,600
Net fixed assets				330,750	315,000
Total assets				$807,050	$768,600
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable				$94,500	$90,000
Accruals				47,250	45,000
Notes payable				26,262	9,000
Total current liabilities				$168,012	$144,000
Long-term debt				94,500	90,000
Total liabilities				$262,512	$234,000
Common stock				444,600	444,600
Retained Earnings				99,938	90,000
Total common equity				$544,538	$534,600
Total liabilities and equity				$807,050	$768,600
Key Input Data
Tax rate				40%
Net operating working capital
2016	NOWC =	Operating current assets	-	Operating current liabilities
2016	NOWC =		-
2016	NOWC =
2015	NOWC =	Operating current assets	-	Operating current liabilities
2015	NOWC =		-
2015	NOWC =
Total net operating capital
2016	TOC =	NOWC	+	Fixed assets
2016	TOC =		+
2016	TOC =
2015	TOC =	NOWC	+	Fixed assets
2015	TOC =		+
2015	TOC =
Investment in total net operating capital
		2016		2015
2016	Inv. In TOC =	TOC	-	TOC
2016	Inv. In TOC =		-
2016	Inv. In TOC =
Net operating profit after taxes
2016	NOPAT =	EBIT	x	( 1 - T )
2016	NOPAT =		x
2016	NOPAT =
Free cash flow
2016	FCF =	NOPAT	-	Net investment in operating capital
2016	FCF =		-
2016	FCF =
Return on invested capital
2016	ROIC =	NOPAT	/	Total net operating capital
2016	ROIC =		/
2016	ROIC =