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Philip Morris expects the sales for his clothing company to be 550,000nextyear.Philipnotesthatnetassets(Assetsโˆ’Liabilities)willremainunchanged.Hisclothingfirmwillenjoya12percentreturnontotalsales.Hewillstarttheyearwith150,000 in the bank. What will Philipโ€™s ending cash balance be?

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The Cash Balance for the end of the year is $216,000

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01

Expected Profit earned

Profitearned=Expectedsalesร—Rateofreturn=$550,000ร—12%=$66,000

02

Cash balance at the end of the year

Particulars

Amount (S)

Opening cash balance

$150,000

Add: Profit earned

66,000

Closing Cash Balance

$216,000

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