Jefferson City Computers Has Developed a Forecasting Model to Estimate

question 16

Multiple Choice

Jefferson City Computers has developed a forecasting model to estimate its AFN for the upcoming year. All else being equal, which of the following factors is most likely to lead to an increase of the additional funds needed (AFN) ?

• A) A sharp increase in its forecasted sales.
• B) A switch to a just-in-time inventory system and outsourcing production.
• C) The company reduces its dividend payout ratio.
• D) The company switches its materials purchases to a supplier that sells on terms of 1/5, net 90, from a supplier whose terms are 3/15, net 35.
• E) The company discovers that it has excess capacity in its fixed assets.

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Definitions:

Memory Storage

The process of retaining information over time, encompassing how information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

Duration

The length of time that something continues or exists.

Capacity

The ability or power to do, experience, or understand something; often used in legal, psychological, and health-related contexts.

Forgetting

The inability to access a memory from long-term storage.