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\table[[INCOME STATEMENT, 2019],[Sales,,$ 400,000],[Costs,,250,000],[EBIT,,$ 150,000],[Interest expense,,30,000],[Taxable income,,$ 120,000],[Taxes (at 21%),,25,200],[Net income,,$ 94,800],[Dividends,$ 47,400,],[Addition to retained earnings,$ 47,400,]]
\table[[BALANCE SHEET, YEAR-END, 2019],[Assets,,Liabilities,],[Current assets,Current liabilities],[Cash,$ 9,000,Accounts payable,$ 16,000],[Accounts receivable,14,000,Total current liabilities,$ 16,000],[Inventories,27,000,Long-term debt,300,000],[Total current assets,$ 50,000,Stockholders' equity,],[Net plant and equipment,340,000,Common stock plus additional paid-in capital,15,000],[,,Retained earnings,59,000],[Total assets,$ 390,000,Total liabilities plus stockholders' equity,$ 390,000]]
Sales and costs are projected to grow at 30% a year for at least the next 4 years. Both current assets and accounts payable are projected to rise in proportion to sales. The firm is currently operating at 75% capacity, so it plans to increase fixed assets in proportion to sales. Interest expense will equal 10% of long-term debt outstanding at the start of the year. The firm will maintain a dividend payout ratio of 0.50.
What is the required external financing over the next year?
Note: Enter excess cash as a negative number with a minus sign.
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