Chapter 3: 10DQ (page 247)
What is an asset-backed public offering?
The asset-backed public offering refers to the public offering that has a particular asset as collateral.
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Lear Inc. has \(840,000 in current assets, \)370,000 of which are considered permanent current assets. In addition, the firm has \(640,000 invested in fixed assets.
a. Lear wishes to finance all fixed assets and half of its permanent current assets with long-term financing costing 8 percent. The balance will be financed with short-term financing, which currently costs 7 percent. Lear’s earnings before interest and taxes are \)240,000. Determine Lear’s earnings after taxes under this financing plan. The tax rate is 30 percent.
b. As an alternative, Lear might wish to finance all fixed assets and permanent current assets plus half of its temporary current assets with long-term financing and the balance with short-term financing. The same interest rates apply as in part a. Earnings before interest and taxes will be $240,000. What will be Lear’s earnings after taxes? The tax rate is 30 percent.
c. What are some of the risks and cost considerations associated with each of these alternative financing strategies?
Bambino Sporting Goods makes baseball gloves that are very popular in the spring and early summer season. Units sold are anticipated as follows:
March | 3,250 |
April | 7,250 |
May | 11,500 |
June | 9,500 |
Total units | 31,500 |
If seasonal production is used, it is assumed that inventory will directly match sales for each month and there will be no inventory build-up. The production manager thinks the preceding assumption is too optimistic and decides to go with level production to avoid being out of merchandise. He will produce the 31,500 units over four months at a level of 7,875 per month.
a. What is the ending inventory at the end of each month? Compare the unit sales to the units produced and keep a running total.
b. If the inventory costs $12 per unit and will be financed at the bank at a cost of 12 percent, what is the monthly financing cost and the total for the four months? (Use 0.01 as the monthly rate.)
Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
a. Fill in column (4) for each month.
Age of receivables April 30 20X1 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Month of sales | Age of accounts | Amounts | Percent of amount due |
April | 0-30 | \(131,250 | ____ |
March | 31-60 | \)93,750 | ____ |
February | 61-90 | \(112,500 | ____ |
January | 91-120 | \)37,500 | ____ |
Total receivables | $375,000 | 100% |
Assume that Hogan Surgical Instruments Co. has \(2,500,000 in assets. If it goes with a low-liquidity plan for the assets, it can earn a return of 18 percent, but with a high-liquidity plan, the return will be 14 percent. If the firm goes with a short-term financing plan, the financing costs on the \)2,500,000 will be 10 percent, and with a long-term financing plan, the financing costs on the $2,500,000 will be 12 percent. (Review Table 6-11 for parts a, b, and c of this problem.)
a. Compute the anticipated return after financing costs with the most aggressive asset financing mix.
b. Compute the anticipated return after financing costs with the most conservative asset financing mix.
c. Compute the anticipated return after financing costs with the two moderate approaches to the asset financing mix.
d. Would you necessarily accept the plan with the highest return after financing costs? Briefly explain.
Mervyn’s Fine Fashions has an average collection period of 50 days. The accounts receivable balance is $95,000. What is the value of its credit sales?
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