The following table shows an abbreviated income statement and balance sheet for McDonald's Corporation for 2012.   INCOME STATEMENT OF MCDONALD’S CORP., 2012 (Figures in $ millions)   Net sales 27,570     Costs 17,572     Depreciation 1,405           Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 8,593     Interest expense 520           Pretax income 8,073     Taxes 2,620           Net income 5,453             BALANCE SHEET OF MCDONALD’S CORP., 2012 (Figures in $ millions)   Assets 2012   2011   Liabilities and Shareholders' equity 2012   2011     Current assets                 Current liabilities                   Cash and marketable securities   2,339       2,339     Debt due for repayment   —       376       Receivables   1,378       1,338     Accounts payable   3,406       3,146                                           Inventories   125       120     Total current liabilities   3,406       3,522       Other current assets     1,092       619                                                             Total current assets   4,934       4,416                         Fixed assets                 Long-term debt   13,636       12,137       Property, plant, and equipment   24,680       22,838     Other long-term liabilities   3,060       2,960                                           Intangible assets (goodwill)   2,807       2,656     Total liabilities   20,102       18,619       Other long-term assets   2,986       3,102     Total shareholders’ equity   15,305       14,393                                           Total assets   35,407       33,012     Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   35,407       33,012                                             In 2012 McDonald’s had capital expenditures of $3,052.   a. Calculate McDonald’s free cash flow in 2012. (Enter your answer in millions.)     Free cash flow $  million     b. If McDonald’s was financed entirely by equity, how much more tax would the company have paid? (Assume a tax rate of 35% on the revised pretax income.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to the nearest whole number.)     Additional tax $  million

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The following table shows an abbreviated income statement and balance sheet for McDonald's Corporation for 2012.

 

INCOME STATEMENT OF MCDONALD’S CORP., 2012
(Figures in $ millions)
  Net sales 27,570  
  Costs 17,572  
  Depreciation 1,405  
     
  Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 8,593  
  Interest expense 520  
     
  Pretax income 8,073  
  Taxes 2,620  
     
  Net income 5,453  
     
 

 

BALANCE SHEET OF MCDONALD’S CORP., 2012
(Figures in $ millions)
  Assets 2012   2011   Liabilities and Shareholders' equity 2012   2011  
  Current assets                 Current liabilities                
  Cash and marketable securities   2,339       2,339     Debt due for repayment         376    
  Receivables   1,378       1,338     Accounts payable   3,406       3,146    
                                   
  Inventories   125       120     Total current liabilities   3,406       3,522    
  Other current assets     1,092       619                      
                                   
  Total current assets   4,934       4,416                      
  Fixed assets                 Long-term debt   13,636       12,137    
  Property, plant, and equipment   24,680       22,838     Other long-term liabilities   3,060       2,960    
                                   
  Intangible assets (goodwill)   2,807       2,656     Total liabilities   20,102       18,619    
  Other long-term assets   2,986       3,102     Total shareholders’ equity   15,305       14,393    
                                   
  Total assets   35,407       33,012     Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   35,407       33,012    
                                   
 

 

In 2012 McDonald’s had capital expenditures of $3,052.

 

a. Calculate McDonald’s free cash flow in 2012. (Enter your answer in millions.)

 

  Free cash flow $  million  

 

b.

If McDonald’s was financed entirely by equity, how much more tax would the company have paid? (Assume a tax rate of 35% on the revised pretax income.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to the nearest whole number.)

 

  Additional tax $  million  
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