Determine the payback period for a capital investment


1. The information below shows the assets, liabilities and net worth fo a small business. Arrange the items into a balance sheet format.

Retained earnings                   $78,000

Equipment                               50,000

Accrued liabilities                       9,000

Prepaid insurance                        1,000

Accounts receivable                38,000

Cash                                          20,000

Land                                          28,000

Buildings                                   50,000

Common stock                        100,000

Inventories                               78,000

Accounts payable                      18,000

Notes payable due 2007            45,000

Notes payable due 90 days        15,000

2. a. Calculate the indicated ratios for Mainframe

    b. What are Mainframe's strengths and Weaknesses as revealed by this analysis?

Mainframe Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31, 2003

Cash                            $ 155,000        Accounts payable                    $ 258,000

Receivables                    672,000        Notes payable                            168,000

Inventory                     483,000         Other current liabilities              234,000

                                    ________                                                      __________

Total current assets     $1,310,000      Total current liabilities            $ 660,000

Net fixed assets               585,000      Long term debt                          513,000

                                    _________      Common Equity                          722,000

                                                                                                            _________

Total Assets                $1,895,000      Total Claims                            $1,895,000

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Mainframe Income Statement for year ended Dec. 31, 2003

Sales                                                                                        $3,215,000

Cost of goods sold:

            Material                                   $1,434,000

            Labor                                            906,000

            Heat, Light & Power                   136,000

            Indirect labor                               226,000

            Depreciation                                   83,000                  2,785,000

                                                            __________                __________

Gross Profit                                                                     430,000

Selling Expenses                                                                          230,000

General & administrative expenses                                               60,000

                                                                                               __________

             Earnings before interest & tax                                    $ 140,000

Interest expense                                                                            49,000

                                                                                                __________

            Net Income before taxes                                                   91,000

Federal & State taxes                                                                    36,400

                                                                                                __________

Net Income                                                                             $     54,000

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Answer 2. a

Ratio                                             Mainframe                        Industry Average

Current ratio                                                                                        2.0X

Average collection period                                                                   35 days

Inventory turnover                                                                              6.7X

Asset turnover                                                                                     2.9X

Profitability                                                                                         1.2%

ROA                                                                                                   3.4%

ROE                                                                                                    8.3%

Total Debt/ Total Assets                                                                     60.0%

 

Answer 2 b.

3. The Torrence Company is planning to request a line of credit from the bank. But they have to prepare a cash flow statement to find out how much they need. The following is the sales forecast and purchase information:

Month                                     $Sales forecast                        $ Labor & Raw mtl.estimate

May 2004                                150,000                                               75,000

June                                         150,000                                               75,000

July                                          300,000                                               105,000

Aug.                                        450,000                                               735,000

Sept.                                        600,000                                               255,000

Oct.                                         300,000                                               195,000

Nov.                                        300,000                                               135,000

Dec.                                         75,000                                                75,000

Jan. 2005                                 150,000

Collection estimates were obtained from the credit department as follows: Collected within the month of sale 5%; collected the month following the month of sale 80%; and collected the second month following the month of sale 15%. Payments for labor and raw material are made during the month following the month in which these costs are incurred.

General and administrative salaries are $22,500 a month; lease payments under long term lease contract will be $7,500 a month; depreciation charges will be $30,000 a month; miscellaneous expenses will be $2,250 a month; income tax payments will be $52,500 each due in September and December; a progress payment of $150,000 on a new research laboratory must be paid in October. Cash on hand on July 1 will amount to $110,000 and a minimum balance of $75,000 should be maintained throughout the cash budget period.

a. Prepare a monthly cash budget for the last six months of 2004 (july-Dec).

b. How much money will Torrence need to borrow each month?

4.

a.Find the accounting return on investment for a project that costs $10,000, will have no salvage value, and has expected annual after tax profits of $1000

b.Determine the payback period for a capital investment that costs $40,000 and has the following after tax profit. (The project outlay of $40,000 will be depreciated on a straight line basis to a zero salvage value.)

Year      After-tax Profits

1      $4,000 2        5,000 3        6,000 4        6,500 5        6,500 6        6,000 7        5,000

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