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1. Swim Suits Unlimited is in a
highly seasonal business, and the following summary balance sheet data show its
assets and liabilities at peak and off-peak seasons (in thousands of dollars):
Peak Off-Peak
Cash $ 50 $ 30
Marketable securities 0 20
Accounts receivable 40 20
Inventories 100 50
Net fixed assets 500 500
Total assets $690 $620
Payables and accruals $ 30
$ 10
Short-term bank debt 50 0
Long-term debt 300 300
Common equity 310 310
Total claims $690 $620
From this data we may
conclude that
a. Swim Suits' current asset
financing policy calls for exactly matching asset and liability maturities.
b. Swim Suits' current asset
financing policy is relatively aggressive; that is, the company finances some
of its permanent assets with short-term discretionary debt.
c. Swim Suits follows a
relatively conservative approach to current asset financing; that is, some of
its short-term needs are met by permanent capital.
d. Without income statement data,
we cannot determine the aggressiveness or conservatism of the company's current
asset financing policy.
e. Without cash flow data, we
cannot determine the aggressiveness or conservatism of the company's current
asset financing policy.
2. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
a. A firm that makes 90% of its
sales on credit and 10% for cash is growing at a constant rate of 10% annually.
Such a firm will be able to keep its accounts receivable at the current level,
since the 10% cash sales can be used to finance the 10% growth rate.
b. In managing a firm's accounts
receivable, it is possible to increase credit sales per day yet still keep
accounts receivable fairly steady, provided the firm can shorten the length of
its collection period (its DSO) sufficiently.
c. Because of the costs of
granting credit, it is not possible for credit sales to be more profitable than
cash sales.
d. Since receivables and payables
both result from sales transactions, a firm with a high receivables-to-sales
ratio must also have a high payables-to-sales ratio.
e. Other things held constant, if
a firm can shorten its DSO, this will lead to a higher current ratio.
3. Halka Company is a no-growth
firm. Its sales fluctuate seasonally, causing total assets to vary from
$320,000 to $410,000, but fixed assets remain constant at $260,000. If the firm
follows a maturity matching (or moderate) working capital financing policy,
what is the most likely total of long-term debt plus equity capital?
a. $260,642
b. $274,360
c. $288,800
d. $304,000
e. $320,000
4. Your consulting firm was
recently hired to improve the performance of Shin-SoenenInc, which is highly
profitable but has been experiencing cash shortages due to its high growth
rate. As one part of your analysis, you want to determine the firm’s cash
conversion cycle. Using the following information and a 365-day year, what is the
firm’s present cash conversion cycle?
Average inventory = $75,000
Annual sales = $600,000
Annual cost of goods sold =
$360,000
Average accounts receivable =
$160,000
Average accounts payable =
$25,000
a. 120.6 days
b. 126.9 days
c. 133.6 days
d. 140.6 days
e. 148.0 days
5. Affleck Inc.'s business is
booming, and it needs to raise more capital. The company purchases supplies on
terms of 1/10 net 20, and it currently takes the discount. One way of getting
the needed funds would be to forgo the discount, and the firm's owner believes
she could delay payment to 40 days without adverse effects. What would be the
effective annual percentage cost of funds raised by this action? (Assume a
365-day year.)
a. 10.59%
b. 11.15%
c. 11.74%
d. 12.36%
e. 13.01%
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