Table 4.5 a Financial Manager at General Talc Mines Has Gathered the Gathered

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Multiple Choice

Table 4.5
A financial manager at General Talc Mines has gathered the financial data essential to prepare a pro forma balance sheet for cash and profit planning purposes for the coming year ended December 31, 2015. Using the percent-of-sales method and the following financial data, prepare the pro forma balance sheet in order to answer the following multiple choice questions.
(a) The firm estimates sales of $1,000,000.
(b) The firm maintains a cash balance of $25,000.
(c) Accounts receivable represents 15 percent of sales.
(d) Inventory represents 35 percent of sales.
(e) A new piece of mining equipment costing $150,000 will be purchased in 2010.
Total depreciation for 2010 will be $75,000.
(f) Accounts payable represents 10 percent of sales.
(g) There will be no change in notes payable, accruals, and common stock.
(h) The firm plans to retire a long term note of $100,000.
(i) Dividends of $45,000 will be paid in 2015.
(j) The firm predicts a 4 percent net profit margin.
Balance Sheet
General Talc Mines
December 31, 2014
-If General Talc Mines cannot raise the external financing required through traditional credit channels, the firm may ________. (See Table 4.5)

• A) increase sales
• B) purchase additional fixed assets to raise productivity
• C) sell common stock
• D) factor accounts receivable

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