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BBP, Inc., with sales of $700,000, has the following balance sheet:

BBP, Incorporated Balance Sheet as of 12/31/X0
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Cash $ 28,000 Accounts payable $ 28,000
Accounts receivable 77,000 Accruals 42,000
Inventory 119,000 Notes payable 55,000
Current assets 224,000 Current liabilities 125,000
Fixed assets 195,000 Common stock 70,000
Retained earnings 224,000
Total assets $ 419,000 Total liabilities and equity $ 419,000

The firm earns 16 percent on sales and distributes 25 percent of its earnings. Using the percent of sales, determine whether the firm will need external funds and forecast the new balance sheet for sales of $840,000 assuming that cash changes with sales and that the firm is not operating at capacity. Use newly issued short-term debt to cover any needs for additional finance. If the firm has excess funds, add them to cash. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter your answers as positive values.

The firm -Select-will need externalwill have excessItem 1 funds of $ .

BBP, Incorporated Balance Sheet as of 12/31/X1
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Cash $ Accounts payable $
Accounts receivable Accruals
Inventory Notes payable
Current assets Current liabilities
Fixed assets Common stock
Retained earnings
Total assets $ Total liabilities and equity $

Would your answers be different if the firm distributed all of its earnings? Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer as a positive value.

If management distributed all the firm's earnings, it -Select-will need externalwill have excessItem 16 funds of $ .


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