E3-14. Sustainable Growth Rate. Microsoft Corporation reports the following infor- mation in a recent financial statement.

850

Accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,750

Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900

Liabilities and Equity

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,875

Total equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,025

Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900

The following assumptions apply to the forecast of the next five months’ operations

for The Pacific Company:

a. Sales revenues will grow at a constant 5 percent each month.

b. Cost of goods sold will be a constant 30 percent of sales revenue.

c. Other expenses will grow at a constant monthly rate of 4 percent. December

other expenses were $80

Dividends will be paid out monthly at a rate of 18 percent of net income.

e. Cash will be collected at a rate of 65 percent of current month sales and the

remaining 35 percent will be collected the following month. December sales

were $300.

f. Payments will be made in the month supplies are delivered. The Pacific

Company requires supplies two months ahead of sales; hence cash

disbursements are estimated to be equal to the following two months’ cost of

goods sold, plus the current month’s other expenses and dividends.

g. Other assets grow at a 5 percent monthly rate.

h. There will be no additional equity additions. Total equity will increase by the

amount of retained earnings increases.

i. Total liabilities will increase by an amount needed to keep total liabilities

plus total equity equal to total assets.

Required:

1. Prepare the following for The Pacific Company’s next four months:

a. A budgeted income statement

b. A budgeted balance sheet

c. A cash flow budget

2. Compute the strategic growth rate for The Pacific Company for the next four

months.

3. Comment on the company’s SGR relative to its growth in sales revenue.

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