Wilson's Is Currently Operating at Maximum Capacity

question 93

Multiple Choice

Wilson's is currently operating at maximum capacity. The firm has a net income of $2,250, total assets of $24,600, long-term debt of $9,800, accounts payable of $2,700, dividends of $900, and total equity of $12,100. All costs, assets, and current liabilities vary directly with sales. The tax rate and the dividend payout ratio will remain constant. How much additional debt is required if no new equity is raised and sales are projected to increase by 5 percent?

• A) −$323
• B) −$467
• C) $0
• D) $108
• E) $367

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

A metric indicating the spread or variation in a set of sample data, determined by dividing the sum of the squared differences from the mean by the total number of data points minus one.

Sample Variance

A measurement of the spread between numbers in a data sample, calculated by taking the mean of the squared deviations from the sample mean.

Squared Deviations

The squared differences between each observation and the mean, used in the calculation of variance.

Deviations Squared

The squares of the differences between individual data points and the mean of those points, used in calculating variance.