he most recent financial statements for Alexander Co. are shown here:     Income Statement Balance Sheet   Sales $50,000     Current assets $78,300     Long-term debt $54,000     Costs 32,000     Fixed assets 43,200     Equity 67,500     Taxable income $18,000       Total $121,500       Total $121,500     Taxes (23%) 4,140               Net income $13,860               Assets and costs are proportional to sales. The company maintains a constant 36 percent dividend payout ratio and a constant debt-equity ratio.     What is the maximum increase in sales that can be sustained assuming no new equity is issued?

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The most recent financial statements for Alexander Co. are shown here:

 

  Income Statement Balance Sheet
  Sales $50,000     Current assets $78,300     Long-term debt $54,000  
  Costs

32,000  

  Fixed assets 43,200     Equity 67,500  
  Taxable income $18,000       Total

$121,500  

    Total

$121,500  

  Taxes (23%) 4,140          
    Net income

$13,860  

       
 

 

Assets and costs are proportional to sales. The company maintains a constant 36 percent dividend payout ratio and a constant debt-equity ratio.

   

What is the maximum increase in sales that can be sustained assuming no new equity is issued?
 

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