Question: * Please place commas in the appropriate places for your numbers when writing down your answer. The Optical Scam Company has forecast a sales growth

*Please place commas in the appropriate places for your numbers when writing down your answer.
The Optical Scam Company has forecast a sales growth of 20% for next year. The current financial statements are shown below. Costs, current assets, fixed assets, and short-term debt are proportional to sales.
Income statement
Sales $35,500,000
Costs $22,700,000
Taxable income $12,800,000
Taxes $2,688,000
Net income $10,112,000
Dividends $1,785,000
Addition to retained earnings $8,327,000
Balance Sheet
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Current assets $10,088,000 short-term debt $5,982,000
fixed assets $29,645,000 long-term debt $6,908,000
Common Stock $2,676,000
Accumulated retained earnings $24,167,000
Total equity $26,843,000
total assets $39,733,000 Total liabilities and equity $39,733,000
QUESTION #1. Using the equation learned from Chapter 3, what is the External Financing Needed (EFN) for next year?
ANSWER : $
Incorrect answer:
-3,244,176
QUESTION #2. Please fill in the PRO-FORMA balance sheet and income statement for next year.
PRO-FORMA INCOME STATEMENT
Sales $
Incorrect answer:
35,500,000
Costs $
Incorrect answer:
22,700,000
Taxable income $
Incorrect answer:
12,800,000
Taxes $
Incorrect answer:
10,112,000
Net income $
Incorrect answer:
12,134,397
Dividends $
Incorrect answer:
2,184,191
Addition to retained earnings $
Incorrect answer:
9,950,206
PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET (note: both sides of total will not match yet)
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Current assets $
Incorrect answer:
12,105,000
short-term debt $
Incorrect answer:
5,982,000
fixed assets $
Incorrect answer:
3,557,400
long-term debt $
Correct answer:
6,908,000
Common Stock $
Correct answer:
2,676,000
Accumulated retained earnings $
Incorrect answer:
34117206
Total equity $
Incorrect answer:
36,793,206
total assets $
Incorrect answer:
15,662,400
Total liabilities and equity $
Incorrect answer:
49,683,206
QUESTION #3. From the balance sheet, what is the amount of your External financing needed (EFN)?
ANSWER : $
Incorrect answer:
-34,020,806
QUESTION #4. Does your EFN match from Question #3 to Question #1 answer?
ANSWER:
Incorrect answer:
No
QUESTION #5. What is the sustainable growth rate for this company?
ANSWER: approximately
Incorrect answer:
36%

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