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Please show work. Thank you!!! The 2004 the balance sheet for American Pulp and

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Please show work. Thank you!!!

The 2004 the balance sheet for American Pulp and Paper is shown below (in millions of dollars):

Cash $3.0 Accounts payable 2.0

Accounts receivable $3.0 Notes payable 1.5

Inventory $5.0

Current Assets $11.0 Current liabilities $3.5

Fixed Assets 3.0 Long-term debt 3.0

                                                                        Common equity 7.5

Total Assets                            $14.0               Total liabilities and equity      $14.0

In 2004, sales were $60 million. In 2005, management believes that sales will increase by 20 percent to a total of $72 million. The profit margin is expected to be 5 percent, and the dividend payment ratio is targeted at 40 percent. No excess capacity exists. What is the additional financing requirement (in millions) for 2005 using the formula method?

Explanation / Answer

Additional sales = $72 million - $60 million = $12 million

Net income = $12 million × 5% = $0.6 million

Dividend payout ratio = Dividends / Net income

0.4 = Dividends / $0.6 million

Dividends = $0.24 million

Additional financing $0.24 millions