Wildcat, Incorporated, has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows: Sales for the
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Wildcat, Incorporated, has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows: Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $150 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $59 million. Wildcat has a 45 -day collection period. Wildcat's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 40 percent of the next quarter's forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 20 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $15 million per quarter. Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $94 million. Finally, the company started the year with a cash balance of $72 million and wishes to maintain a $30 million minimum balance.
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Fundamentals of corporate finance
ISBN: 978-0078034633
10th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan