A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 6.75 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 31 percent. the current profit margin is 5.3 percent and the firm uses no external financing sources. What must total asset turnover be?

A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 7.9 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 20 percent. The current profit margin is 6.3 percent, and the firm uses no external financing sources. What must total asset turnover be? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Total asset turnover times

A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 8.25 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 37 percent. The current profit margin is 5.9 percent and the firm uses no external financing sources. What must total asset turnover be? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Total asset turnover times

A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 6.4 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 25 percent. The current profit margin is 5.7 percent, and the firm uses no external financing sources. What must total asset turnover be? Internal growth rate 6.40% Payout ratio 25% Profit margin 5.70% Calculate Plowback ratio Return on assets Total asset turnover

Which of the following statements is correct? A. a. Since accounts payable and accruals must eventually be paid, as these accounts increase, AFN also increases. B. b. Suppose a firm is operating its fixed assets below 100 percent capacity but is at 100 percent with respect to current assets. If sales grow, the firm can offset the needed increase in current assets with its idle fixed assets capacity. C. c. If a firm retains all of its earnings, then it will not need any additional funds to support sales growth. D. d. Additional funds needed are typically raised from some combination of notes payable, long-term bonds, and common stock. These accounts are nonspontaneous in that they require an explicit financing decision to increase them. E. e. All of the statements above are false.

Which of the following assumptions are necessary for AFN equation to work? 1) The ratios A0/S and LO/S, the profit margin, and payout ratio are stable. 2) Common stock and long-term debt are tied directly to sales. 3) None of the firm's ratios will change. 4) Fixed assets, but not current assets, are tied directly to sales. 5) Last year's total assets were not optimal for last year's sales.

Which one of the following will decrease the net working capital of a firm? Assume the current ratio is greater than 1.0.  A. selling inventory at cost B. collecting payment from a customer C. paying a payment on a long-term debt D. selling a fixed asset for book value E. paying a supplier for the purchase of an inventory item

Which of the following actions can a firm take to increase its current ratio? A. Issue short-term debt and use the proceeds to buy back long-term debt with a maturity of more than one year.  B. Reduce the company's days sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.  C. Use cash to purchase additional inventory.  D. Statements a and b are correct.  E. None of the statements above is correct.

Which of the following is​ true? I. If there is no change in gross fixed assets from one year to the​ next, then net fixed assets would have to have decreased. II. For firms with lower​ P/E ratios, investors are valuing each dollar of earnings more than for firms with higher​ P/E ratios. III. A increase in the current ratio indicates an improvement in a​ firm's long-term solvency condition.

A firm has been experiencing low profitability in recent years. Perform an analysis of the firm's financial position using the DuPont equation. The firm has no lease payments but has a $1 million sinking fund payment on its debt. The most recent industry average ratios and the firm's financial statements are as follows: Industry Average Ratios Current ratio Debt-to-capital ratio Times interest earned EBITDA coverage Inventory turnover Cash and equivalents Accounts receivables Inventories Total current assets Gross fixed assets Less depreciation Days sales outstandinga aCalculation is based on a 365-day year. Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 (millions of dollars) $78 Accounts payable Other current liabilities Net fixed assets Total assets Gross profit Selling expenses EBITDA 2x 15% 5x 10x 9x 25days Taxes (25%) Net income 74 147 $299 216 55 $161 $460 Depreciation expense Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) Interest expense Earnings before taxes (EBT) Fixed assets turnover…