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Galehouse Gas Stations Inc. expects sales to increase from $1,710,000 to $1,910,

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Question

Galehouse Gas Stations Inc. expects sales to increase from $1,710,000 to $1,910,000 next year. Mr. Galehouse believes that net assets (Assets ? Liabilities) will represent 45 percent of sales. His firm has an 8 percent return on sales and pays 20 percent of profits out as dividends. (Input all amounts as positive values.)

    

What effect will this growth have on funds?

     

    

If the dividend payout is only 15 percent, what effect will this growth have on funds?

     

a.

What effect will this growth have on funds?

Explanation / Answer

a)

?sales = 1910000-1710000 = $200000

owners equity = .45*200000 = $90,000

profit = 8%*1910000 = 152800

dividends = 20*152800 = 30560

change in cash = -90000 +152800 -30560

= 32240

the cash balance will be incresed by 32240

b)

dividends = 15%*152800 = 22920

change in cash = -90000 +152800 -22920

= 39880

the cash balance will be incresed by 39880