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ECON 3050 Answers to Assignment 1

 

1    Part 1 Questions based on chapter 2

1. 50 POINTS Assume that Alpha Corporation is listed on the NYSE and has 25 million shares out- standing in 2019 with a price of $94 per share, up from $88 in 2018. The earnings growth is expected to be 15%.

The balance sheet and income statement of Alpha Corporation are given below.  (All values are in millions of dollars.) Refer to these financial statements for the following questions.

 

 

Balance sheet

Alpha Corporation

 

 

 

2019

2018

 

2019

2018

Assets

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Current assets

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

Cash

195

180

Accounts payable

82

71

Accounts receivable

142

127.2

Notes payable/short-term debt

21

18

Inventories

110

90

 

 

 

Total current assets

447

397.2

Total current liabilities

103

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term assets

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

Net property, plant

485

365

Long-term debt

465

361.2

and equipment

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

465

361.2

Total long-term assets

485

365

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

568

450.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholdersíequity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

324

280

 

 

 

Retained earnings

40

32

 

 

 

Total shareholdersíequity

364

312

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

932

762.2

Total liabilities and

932

762.2

 

 

 

shareholdersíequity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statement

Alpha Corporation

 

 

 

2019

2018

Total sales

932

902

Cost of sales

-620

-610

Gross Profit

312

292

Selling, general and

 

 

administrative expenses

-64

-62

Research and development

-25

-22

Depreciation and amortization

-22

-18

Operating income

201

190

Other income

 

 

Earnings be

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