Exercises 1.2.
Exercises 1.2.
Exercises 1.2.
Assets Liabilities
Cash 400,000 Short-term debt
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Inventory
Total current Total current liabilities
Which firm is: a retail store, a beverages store and a cruise company? Explain why.
10. Financing strategies
Firm A Firm B Firm C
Invested capital
Cash $0 $10 $ 0
Working capital requirement 25 15 25
Net fixed assets 50 50 50
Total invested capital $75 $75 $75
Capital employed
Short-term debt $0 $0 $10
Long-term financing 75 75 65
Total capital employed $75 $75 $75
Capital employed
Short-term debt $ 300 $ 500 $1,900
Long-term financing 5,430 5,590 5,950
Long-term debt $1,300 $1,200 $1,100
Owners’ equity 4,130 4,390 4,850
Total capital employed $5,730 $6,090 $7,850
b) In year 3, firms in the same sector as this one had an average collection period of
30 days, average payment period of 33 days and inventory turnover of 8 days.
Suppose this firm had managed its operating cycle like the average firm in the
sector. What would have been the effect on its financing strategy? Consider the
following additional data from income statement and balance sheet: sales =
31.600, COGS = 25.100 and inventory from year 2 = 3200)