Chachagogo, Inc. is planning its operations for next year, and the CEO wants you to forecast the firm's additional funds needed (AFN). Data for use in your forecast are shown below. Based on the AFN equation, what is the AFN for the coming year?   Last year’s sales                             P200,000          Last year's accounts payable    P50,000 Sales growth rate                           40%                 Last year's notes payable      P25,000 Last year’s current assets               P65,000            Last year's accruals                  P20,000 Last year’s noncurrent assets          P70,000            Target plowback ratio                       75.0% Last year’s profit margin                       20.0% Group of answer choices -P50,000 -P16,000 -P54,000 -P44,000 -P40,000

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1. Chachagogo, Inc. is planning its operations for next year, and the CEO wants you to forecast the firm's additional funds needed (AFN). Data for use in your forecast are shown below. Based on the AFN equation, what is the AFN for the coming year?

 

Last year’s sales                             P200,000          Last year's accounts payable    P50,000

Sales growth rate                           40%                 Last year's notes payable      P25,000

Last year’s current assets               P65,000            Last year's accruals                  P20,000

Last year’s noncurrent assets          P70,000            Target plowback ratio                       75.0%

Last year’s profit margin                       20.0%

Group of answer choices
-P50,000
-P16,000
-P54,000
-P44,000
-P40,000
 
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Jonson, Inc. is planning its operations for the coming year, and the CEO wants you to forecast the firm's additional funds needed (AFN). Data for use in the forecast are shown below. However, the CEO is concerned about the impact of a change in the retention ratio from 90% that was used in the past to 50%, which the firm's investment bankers have recommended. Seventy-five percent of the total assets are considered variable.

Last year’s sales                             P300.0              Last year’s accounts payable    P40.0

Sales growth rate                           15%                 Last year’s notes payable      P10.0

Last year’s total assets                    P500.0              Last year’s accruals                  P20.0

Last year’s profit margin                 15.0%              Initial retention ratio                       90.0%

What would the company’s capital intensity ratio be if the company changed the retention ratio to the new level?

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167%
192%
150%
161%
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