External Equity Financing Northern Pacific Heating & Cooling Inc
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External Equity Financing Northern Pacific Heating and Cooling Inc. has a 6-month backlog of orders for its patented solar heating system. To meet this demand, management plans to expand production capacity by 30% with a $15 million investment in plant and machinery. The firm wants to maintain a 40% debt-to-total-assets ratio in its capital structure; it also wants to maintain its past dividend policy of distributing 45% of last year's net income. In 2007, net income was $5 million. How much external equity must Northern Pacific seek at the beginning of 2008 to expand capacity as desired? Round your answer to the nearest dollar, if necessary. Enter your answers as whole numbers. For example, do not enter 1,000,000 as 1 million.
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External equity financing for Northern Pacific Heating and Cooling Inc is determined.
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Problem 18-6. External Equity Financing Northern Pacific Heating and Cooling Inc. has a 6-month backlog of orders for its patented solar heating system. To meet this demand, management plans to expand production capacity by 30% with a $15 million investment in plant and machinery. The firm wants to ...
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