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The most recent financial statements for Dockett, Inc., are shown here (assuming

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Question

The most recent financial statements for Dockett, Inc., are shown here (assuming no income taxes):

Income Statement

  Sales

$7235

  Costs

$4280

Balance Sheet

  Assets

$16063

  Debt

$8972

Equity

?

Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. No dividends are paid. Next year’s sales are projected to be $7709.

What is the external financing needed? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)

(Omit the "$" sign and commas in your response. Enter your answer rounded to 2 decimal places. For example, $1,200.456 should be entered as 1200.46.)

Income Statement

  Sales

$7235

  Costs

$4280

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

First - Let us calculate an amount of Equity in the given balance sheet:

Assets side shows: Total 16063.00

Liabilities side shows: Debt 8972.00 + Equity ? --> Total has to be 16063.00 to balance the balance sheet.

Therefore, Equity would be 16063-8972 --> 7091.00

Now,

As per given data there is an increase in projected sales i.e. 7709.00

Therefore let’s calculate sales increase %

As per another given information we note that Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. No dividends are paid. Hence the revised income statement and balance sheet will look like as below:

Income Statement

Particulars

Amount

Sales

7709.00

Cost

(4560.34)

Net Income

3148.66

Balance Sheet

Liabilities

Amount

Assets

Amount

Equity

10240.00

Assets

17115.00

Debt

8972.00

Total

19212.00

Total

17115.00

It given that no dividends are paid and therefore,

Equity account will increase by net income as below:

Hence,

External financing needed would be

Total assets – Total liabilities and equity

17115.00 - 8972.00 - 10240.00 = (2097.00)

Particulars

Amount

Sales

7709.00

Cost

(4560.34)

Net Income

3148.66

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