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4. a) Why must working capital be “managed” ?

b) What is (are) the goal(s) of working capital management ?

c) Create an example and explain the Cash Budget.

d) How is a Cash Budget distinct from an Income Statement ?

e) What are some techniques that a company may undertake to improve its working capital position ?

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Answer the follow questions

1. Explain the percent of sales method to forecast financing requirements. Provide the three steps involved in predicting those financing needs.

2. What does the cash budget represent and what four elements comprise the cash budget?

3. What is spontaneous financing? Provide an example.

4. Define and contrast the terms working capital and net working capital

5. What advantages and disadvantages are generally associated with the use of short-term debt? Discuss.

6. Explain what is meant by the statement “The use of current liabilities as opposed to long-term debt subjects the firm to a greater risk of illiquidity.”

Gammy is considering building a facility to manufacture cupcakes to distribute nationally. Your assignment involves both the calculation of cash flows associated with the new investment under consideration and the evaluation of several mutually exclusive projects. Grammy wants you to meet with everyone involved and write a meeting report for the board of directors that includes your recommendation. In addition to the recommendation, you have been asked to respond to a number of questions aimed at understanding the capital-budgeting process. Grammy wants to be sure that she and the board of directors understand cash flow and capital budgeting.

We are considering constructing a building to manufacture cupcakes. Currently we are in the 34 percent marginal tax bracket with a 15 percent required rate of return or cost of capital. This project is expected to last 5 years and then, because this is somewhat of a fad product, be terminated. The following information describes the project:

Cost of new plant and equipment

$7,900,000

Shipping and installation costs

$ 100,000

Unit Sales

Year Units Sold

1 70,000

2 120,000

3 140,000

4 80,000

5 60,000

Sales price per unit

$300/unit in years 1 through 4, $260/unit in year 5

Variable cost per unit

$180/unit

Annual fixed costs

$200,000 per year in years 1 – 5

Working-capital requirements

There will be an initial working-capital requirement of $100,000 just to get production started. For each year, the total investment in net working capital will be equal to 10 percent of the dollar value of sales for that year. Thus, the investment in working capital will increase during years 1 through 3, then decrease in year 4. Finally, all working capital is liquidated at the termination of the project at the end of year 5.

The depreciation method

Use the simplified straight-line method over 5 years. Assume the plant and equipment will have no salvage value after 5 years.

5. Answer the following questions:

a. Should you focus on cash flows or accounting profits in making the capital-budgeting decision? Should you be interested in incremental cash flows, incremental profits, total free cash flow, or total profits?

b. How does depreciation affect free cash flow?

c. How do sunk costs affect the determination of cash flows?

d. What is the project’s initial outlay?

e. What are the differential cash flows over the project’s life?

f. What is the terminal cash flow?

g. Draw a cash-flow diagram for this project.

h. What is its net present value?

i. What is its internal rate of return?

j. Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

k. How does Genesis 47: 18 – 19 relate to this project and cash flow management?

Here is your first question:

Explain what current assets and fixed assets are and give as many examples as you can for each. What is the difference between tangible and intangible assets?

Liabilities and owner's equity are listed on the right-hand side respectively. Liabilities are also classified as current liabilities and long-term liabilities.

Here is your second question:

Explain what current liabilities differ from long-term liabilities and give as many examples as you can for each.

Owner's equity (also known as shareholders' equity, common equity) is the difference between total value of assets and total value of liabilities. That is, if you were to use your assets to pay off the debts, whatever is left over (the residual) would belong to shareholders. That is why they are known as residual claimants. Hence we have the identity;

Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' equity

Net working capital is simply equal to current assets minus current liabilities. When net working capital is positive, it means cash that will be available over the next 12 months exceeds what must be paid. It is important for a healthy firm to have positive net working capital.

Here is your third question:

A firm has current assets of $100, net fixed assets of $500, short-term debt of $70 and long-term debt of $200. What is shareholders' equity. Construct a balance sheet

for this company. Is net working capital positive or negative? If so by how much? (Hint: You may utilize Example 2.1 on page 24 of the textbook).

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