Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Work out a short-term financing plan for Dynamic Mattress Company

Work out a short-term financing plan for Dynamic Mattress Company, assuming the limit on the line of credit is raised from $100 to $120 million. Otherwise keep to the assumptions used in developing Ta...

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Q: Dynamic Mattress decides to lease its new mattress-stuffing machines rather

Dynamic Mattress decides to lease its new mattress-stuffing machines rather than buy them. As a result, capital expenditure in the first quarter is reduced by $50 million, but the company must make le...

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Q: Our long-term planning model of Dynamic Mattress is an example

Our long-term planning model of Dynamic Mattress is an example of a top-down planning model. Some firms use a bottom-up financial planning model, which incorporates forecasts of revenues and costs for...

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Q: Corporate financial plans are often used as a basis for judging subsequent

Corporate financial plans are often used as a basis for judging subsequent performance. What do you think can be learned from such comparisons? What problems are likely to arise, and how might you cop...

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Q: The balancing item in the Dynamic long-term planning model is

The balancing item in the Dynamic long-term planning model is borrowing. What is meant by balancing item? How would the model change if dividends were made the balancing item instead? In that case how...

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