Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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d. Compare and discuss the significance of each value calculated in parts b and c.
LG 4 LG 5 ST4–2 Cash budget and pro forma balance sheet inputs Jane McDonald, a financial ana-
lyst for Carroll Company, has prepared the following sales and cash disbursement
estimates for the period February–June of the current year.
Cash
Month Sales disbursements
McDonald notes that historically, 30% of sales have been for cash. Of credit sales,
70% are collected 1 month after the sale, and the remaining 30% are collected
2 months after the sale. The firm wishes to maintain a minimum ending balance in
its cash account of $25. Balances above this amount would be invested in short-term
government securities (marketable securities), whereas any deficits would be
financed through short-term bank borrowing (notes payable). The beginning cash
balance at April 1 is $115.
a. Prepare cash budgets for April, May, and June.
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LG 5 ST4–3 Pro forma income statement Euro Designs, Inc., expects sales during 2013 to rise
from the 2012 level of $3.5 million to $3.9 million. Because of a scheduled large
loan payment, the interest expense in 2013 is expected to drop to $325,000. The
firm plans to increase its cash dividend payments during 2013 to $320,000. The
company’s year-end 2012 income statement follows.
a. Use the percent-of-sales method to prepare a 2013 pro forma income statement
for Euro Designs, Inc.
b. Explain why the statement may underestimate the company’s actual 2013 pro
forma income.
LG 2 E4–2 Classify the following changes in each of the accounts as either an inflow or an
outflow of cash. During the year (a) marketable securities increased, (b) land and
buildings decreased, (c) accounts payable increased, (d) vehicles decreased,
(e) accounts receivable increased, and (f) dividends were paid.
LG 2 E4–3 Determine the operating cash flow (OCF) for Kleczka, Inc., based on the following
data. (All values are in thousands of dollars.) During the year the firm had sales of
$2,500, cost of goods sold totaled $1,800, operating expenses totaled $300, and
depreciation expenses were $200. The firm is in the 35% tax bracket.
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LG 2 E4–4 During the year, Xero, Inc., experienced an increase in net fixed assets of $300,000
and had depreciation of $200,000. It also experienced an increase in current assets
of $150,000 and an increase in accounts payable and accruals of $75,000. If oper-
ating cash flow (OCF) for the year was $700,000, calculate the firm’s free cash flow
(FCF) for the year.
LG 5 E4–5 Rimier Corp. forecasts sales of $650,000 for 2013. Assume the firm has fixed costs
of $250,000 and variable costs amounting to 35% of sales. Operating expenses are
estimated to include fixed costs of $28,000 and a variable portion equal to 7.5% of
sales. Interest expenses for the coming year are estimated to be $20,000. Estimate
Rimier’s net profits before taxes for 2013.
LG 1 P4–2 Depreciation In early 2012, Sosa Enterprises purchased a new machine for
$10,000 to make cork stoppers for wine bottles. The machine has a 3-year recovery
period and is expected to have a salvage value of $2,000. Develop a depreciation
schedule for this asset using the MACRS depreciation percentages in Table 4.2.
LG 1 LG 2 P4–3 MACRS depreciation expense and accounting cash flow Pavlovich Instruments,
Inc., a maker of precision telescopes, expects to report pretax income of $430,000
this year. The company’s financial manager is considering the timing of a purchase
of new computerized lens grinders. The grinders will have an installed cost of
$80,000 and a cost recovery period of 5 years. They will be depreciated using the
MACRS schedule.
a. If the firm purchases the grinders before year-end, what depreciation expense
will it be able to claim this year? (Use Table 4.2 on page 117.)
b. If the firm reduces its reported income by the amount of the depreciation expense
calculated in part a, what tax savings will result?
LG 1 LG 2 P4–4 Depreciation and accounting cash flow A firm in the third year of depreciating its
only asset, which originally cost $180,000 and has a 5-year MACRS recovery
period, has gathered the following data relative to the current year’s operations:
Accruals $ 15,000
Current assets 120,000
Interest expense 15,000
Sales revenue 400,000
Inventory 70,000
Total costs before depreciation, interest, and taxes 290,000
Tax rate on ordinary income 40%
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a. Use the relevant data to determine the operating cash flow (see Equation 4.2) for
the current year.
b. Explain the impact that depreciation, as well as any other noncash charges, has
on a firm’s cash flows.
LG 2 P4–5 Classifying inflows and outflows of cash Classify each of the following items as an
inflow (I) or an outflow (O) of cash, or as neither (N).
LG 2 P4–6 Finding operating and free cash flows Consider the balance sheets and selected
data from the income statement of Keith Corporation that appear below and on
the next page.
December 31
a. Calculate the firm’s net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for the year ended
December 31, 2012, using Equation 4.1.
b. Calculate the firm’s operating cash flow (OCF) for the year ended December 31,
2012, using Equation 4.3.
c. Calculate the firm’s free cash flow (FCF) for the year ended December 31, 2012,
using Equation 4.5.
d. Interpret, compare, and contrast your cash flow estimates in parts b and c.
LG 4 P4–7 Cash receipts A firm has actual sales of $65,000 in April and $60,000 in May. It
expects sales of $70,000 in June and $100,000 in July and in August. Assuming that
sales are the only source of cash inflows and that half of them are for cash and the
remainder are collected evenly over the following 2 months, what are the firm’s
expected cash receipts for June, July, and August?
LG 4 P4–8 Cash disbursements schedule Maris Brothers, Inc., needs a cash disbursement
schedule for the months of April, May, and June. Use the format of Table 4.9 (on
page 130) and the following information in its preparation.
Sales: February = $500,000; March = $500,000; April = $560,000;
May = $610,000; June = $650,000; July = $650,000
Purchases: Purchases are calculated as 60% of the next month’s sales, 10% of
purchases are made in cash, 50% of purchases are paid for 1 month after pur-
chase, and the remaining 40% of purchases are paid for 2 months after purchase.
Rent: The firm pays rent of $8,000 per month.
Wages and salaries: Base wage and salary costs are fixed at $6,000 per month
plus a variable cost of 7% of the current month’s sales.
Taxes: A tax payment of $54,500 is due in June.
Fixed asset outlays: New equipment costing $75,000 will be bought and paid for
in April.
Interest payments: An interest payment of $30,000 is due in June.
Cash dividends: Dividends of $12,500 will be paid in April.
Principal repayments and retirements: No principal repayments or retirements
are due during these months.
LG 4 P4–9 Cash budget—Basic Grenoble Enterprises had sales of $50,000 in March and
$60,000 in April. Forecast sales for May, June, and July are $70,000, $80,000, and
$100,000, respectively. The firm has a cash balance of $5,000 on May 1 and wishes
to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5,000. Given the following data, prepare
and interpret a cash budget for the months of May, June, and July.
(1) The firm makes 20% of sales for cash, 60% are collected in the next month,
and the remaining 20% are collected in the second month following sale.
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Income
Monthly take-home pay $4,900
Expenses
Housing 30%
Utilities 5%
Food 10%
Transportation 7%
Medical/dental .5%
Clothing for October and November 3%
Clothing for December $440
Property taxes (November only) 11.5%
Appliances 1%
Personal care 2%
Entertainment for October and November 6%
Entertainment for December $1,500
Savings 7.5%
Other 5%
Excess cash 4.5%
a. Prepare a quarterly cash budget for Sam and Suzy covering the months October
through December 2013.
b. Are there individual months that incur a deficit?
c. What is the cumulative cash surplus or deficit by the end of December 2013?
LG 4 P4–11 Cash budget—Advanced The actual sales and purchases for Xenocore, Inc., for
September and October 2012, along with its forecast sales and purchases for the
period November 2012 through April 2013, follow.
The firm makes 20% of all sales for cash and collects on 40% of its sales in
each of the 2 months following the sale. Other cash inflows are expected to be
$12,000 in September and April, $15,000 in January and March, and $27,000 in
February. The firm pays cash for 10% of its purchases. It pays for 50% of its pur-
chases in the following month and for 40% of its purchases 2 months later.
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Wages and salaries amount to 20% of the preceding month’s sales. Rent of
$20,000 per month must be paid. Interest payments of $10,000 are due in January and
April. A principal payment of $30,000 is also due in April. The firm expects to pay
cash dividends of $20,000 in January and April. Taxes of $80,000 are due in April. The
firm also intends to make a $25,000 cash purchase of fixed assets in December.
a. Assuming that the firm has a cash balance of $22,000 at the beginning of
November, determine the end-of-month cash balances for each month,
November through April.
b. Assuming that the firm wishes to maintain a $15,000 minimum cash balance,
determine the required total financing or excess cash balance for each month,
November through April.
c. If the firm were requesting a line of credit to cover needed financing for the period
November to April, how large would this line have to be? Explain your answer.
LG 4 P4–12 Cash flow concepts The following represent financial transactions that Johnsfield
& Co. will be undertaking in the next planning period. For each transaction, check
the statement or statements that will be affected immediately.
Statement
Pro forma income Pro forma balance
Transaction Cash budget statement sheet
Cash sale
Credit sale
Depreciation is taken
LG 4 P4–13 Cash budget—Scenario analysis Trotter Enterprises, Inc., has gathered the fol-
lowing data to plan for its cash requirements and short-term investment opportuni-
ties for October, November, and December. All amounts are shown in thousands of
dollars.
Total cash
receipts $260 $342 $462 $200 $287 $366 $191 $294 $353
Total cash
disbursements 285 326 421 203 261 313 287 332 315
LG 5 P4–15 Pro forma income statement The marketing department of Metroline Manufac-
turing estimates that its sales in 2013 will be $1.5 million. Interest expense is
expected to remain unchanged at $35,000, and the firm plans to pay $70,000 in
cash dividends during 2013. Metroline Manufacturing’s income statement for the
year ended December 31, 2012, is given on page 152, along with a breakdown of
the firm’s cost of goods sold and operating expenses into their fixed and variable
components.
a. Use the percent-of-sales method to prepare a pro forma income statement for the
year ended December 31, 2013.
b. Use fixed and variable cost data to develop a pro forma income statement for the
year ended December 31, 2013.
c. Compare and contrast the statements developed in parts a and b. Which state-
ment probably provides the better estimate of 2013 income? Explain why.
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LG 5 P4–16 Pro forma income statement—Scenario analysis Allen Products, Inc., wants to
do a scenario analysis for the coming year. The pessimistic prediction for sales is
$900,000; the most likely amount of sales is $1,125,000; and the optimistic predic-
tion is $1,280,000. Allen’s income statement for the most recent year follows.
a. Use the percent-of-sales method, the income statement for December 31, 2012,
and the sales revenue estimates to develop pessimistic, most likely, and optimistic
pro forma income statements for the coming year.
b. Explain how the percent-of-sales method could result in an overstatement of
profits for the pessimistic case and an understatement of profits for the most
likely and optimistic cases.
c. Restate the pro forma income statements prepared in part a to incorporate the
following assumptions about the 2012 costs:
$250,000 of the cost of goods sold is fixed; the rest is variable.
$180,000 of the operating expenses is fixed; the rest is variable.
All of the interest expense is fixed.
d. Compare your findings in part c to your findings in part a. Do your observations
confirm your explanation in part b?
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LG 5 P4–17 Pro forma balance sheet—Basic Leonard Industries wishes to prepare a pro forma
balance sheet for December 31, 2013. The firm expects 2013 sales to total
$3,000,000. The following information has been gathered.
(1) A minimum cash balance of $50,000 is desired.
(2) Marketable securities are expected to remain unchanged.
(3) Accounts receivable represent 10% of sales.
(4) Inventories represent 12% of sales.
(5) A new machine costing $90,000 will be acquired during 2013. Total deprecia-
tion for the year will be $32,000.
(6) Accounts payable represent 14% of sales.
(7) Accruals, other current liabilities, long-term debt, and common stock are
expected to remain unchanged.
(8) The firm’s net profit margin is 4%, and it expects to pay out $70,000 in cash
dividends during 2013.
(9) The December 31, 2012, balance sheet follows.
a. Use the judgmental approach to prepare a pro forma balance sheet dated
December 31, 2013, for Leonard Industries.
b. How much, if any, additional financing will Leonard Industries require in 2013?
Discuss.
c. Could Leonard Industries adjust its planned 2013 dividend to avoid the situation
described in part b? Explain how.
LG 5 P4–18 Pro forma balance sheet Peabody & Peabody has 2012 sales of $10 million. It
wishes to analyze expected performance and financing needs for 2014—2 years
ahead. Given the following information, respond to parts a and b.
(1) The percents of sales for items that vary directly with sales are as follows:
Accounts receivable, 12%
Inventory, 18%
Accounts payable, 14%
Net profit margin, 3%
(2) Marketable securities and other current liabilities are expected to remain
unchanged.
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LG 5 P4–20 Integrative—Pro forma statements Provincial Imports, Inc., has assembled past
(2012) financial statements (income statement below and balance sheet on
page 156) and financial projections for use in preparing financial plans for the
coming year (2013).