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Suppose That Runner Industries Currently Has the Balance Sheet Shown

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Suppose that Runner Industries currently has the balance sheet shown as follows, and that sales for the year just ended were $5 million. The firm also has a profit margin of 10 percent, a retention ratio of 20 percent, and expects sales of $7 million next year. If fixed assets have enough capacity to cover the increase in sales and all other assets and current liabilities are expected to increase with sales, what amount of additional funds will the company need from external sources to fund the expected growth?
 Assets  Liabilities and Equity  Current Assets $1,500,000 Current Liabilities $600,000 Fixed Assets 3,000,000 Long-tem Debt 1,400,000 Equity 2,500,000 Total Assets $4,500,000 Total Liabilities ard Equity $4,500,000\begin{array} { l c l r r } \text { Assets } && { \text { Liabilities and Equity } } \\\text { Current Assets } & \$ 1,500,000 & \text { Current Liabilities } & \$ 600,000 \\\text { Fixed Assets } & 3,000,000 & \text { Long-tem Debt } & 1,400,000 \\& & \text { Equity } & 2,500,000 \\\text { Total Assets } & \$ 4,500,000 & \text { Total Liabilities ard Equity } & \$ 4,500,000\end{array}


A) $0
B) $140,000
C) $220,000
D) $180,000

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