Question: Please help! I am having a hard time with this. Thank you in advance! More on the AFN ( Additional Funds Needed ) equation Green

Please help! I am having a hard time with this. Thank you in advance!
More on the AFN (Additional Funds Needed) equation
Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. reported sales of $820,000 at the end of last year, but this year, sales are expected to grow by 10%. Green Caterpillar expects to maintain its current profit margin of 21% and dividend payout ratio of 10%. The following information was taken from Green Caterpillars balance sheet:
Total assets:$450,000
Accounts payable:$70,000
Notes payable:$45,000
Accrued liabilities:$60,000
Based on the AFN equation, the firms AFN for the current year is _________.
A positively signed AFN value represents:
a surplus of internally generated funds that can be invested in physical or financial assets or paid out as additional dividends.
a point at which the funds generated within the firm equal the demands for funds to finance the firms future expected sales requirements.
a shortage of internally generated funds that must be raised outside the company to finance the companys forecasted future growth.
Because of its excess funds, Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc. is thinking about raising its dividend payout ratio to satisfy shareholders. Green Caterpillar could pay out ________of its earnings to shareholders without needing to raise any external capital. (Hint: What can Green Caterpillar increase its dividend payout ratio to before the AFN becomes positive?)

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