Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Echidna Company

question 47

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Answer the following questions using the information below:
Echidna Company has two sources of funds: long-term debt with a market and book value of $30 million issued at an interest rate of 10%,and equity capital that has a market value of $18 million (book value of $5 million).Echidna Company has profit centres in the following locations with the following operating profits,total assets,and current liabilities.The cost of equity capital is 15%,while the tax rate is 30%.
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Operating Profit } & { \text { Assets } } & \text { Current Liabilities } \\\hline \text { Mt Iron } & \$ 1630000 & \$ 5625000 & \$ 1600000 \\\hline \text { Mt Pilbara } & \$ 2200000 & \$ 7500000 & \$ 2400000 \\\hline \text { Broken Hill } & \$ 4900000 & \$ 13875000 & \$ 6360000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-In an Economic Added Value (EVA)calculation,the corporate charge for a division's investment is based entirely on the after-tax interest rate on the firm's debt.

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Cash Budget

A financial plan that estimates cash inflows and outflows over a specific period, usually to ensure liquidity.

Manufacturing Budget

A planned budget for manufacturing operations, detailing the projected costs associated with production.

Traditional Budgeting

An approach to budgeting focusing on incremental changes to the previous year's budget rather than starting from zero.

Activity-Based Budgeting

A budgeting approach that considers the underlying activities and costs as the bases for budgets, focusing on cost drivers.