A New Firm Is Developing Its Business Plan

question 69

Multiple Choice

A new firm is developing its business plan.It will require $565, 000 of assets, and it projects $452, 800 of sales and $354, 300 of operating costs for the first year.Management is quite sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers.It can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a TIE of at least 4.0, and if the TIE falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt.What is the maximum debt-to-assets ratio the firm can use? (Hint: Find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)

• A) 47.33%
• B) 49.82%
• C) 52.45%
• D) 55.21%
• E) 58.11%

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output generated by employing one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.

Market Comparison

The analysis and evaluation of a company's performance, products, or services against those of its competitors within the same industry or market.

Marginal Product

The additional output produced by employing one more unit of a specific factor of production, keeping other inputs constant.

Equilibrium Quantity

The level of output at which the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded, reflecting a market balance between sellers and buyers.