Solution 12/7/2012
Chapter: 2
Problem: 14
Key Input Data for Cumberland Industries 2013
Expenses (excluding depreciation) as a percent of sales
Cumberland Industries: Income Statement (Thousands of dollars)
Operating costs excluding depreciation
Depreciation (Cumberland has no amortization charges)
Dollar value of common stock issued (in thousands of dollars)
Cumberland Industries December 31 Balance Sheets
(in thousands of dollars)
Cash and cash equivalents $91,450 $74,625
Short-term investments 11,400 15,100
The input information required for the problem is outlined in the “Key Input Data” section below. Using this data
and the balance sheet above, we constructed the income statement shown below.
a. Cumberland Industries’ most recent sales were $455,000,000; operating costs (excluding depreciation)
were equal to 85% of sales; net fixed assets were $67,000,000; depreciation amounted to 10% of net fixed
assets; interest expenses were $8,550,000; the state-plus-federal corporate tax rate was 40% and
Cumberland paid 25% of its net income out in dividends. Given this information, construct Cumberland’s
income statement. Also calculate total dividends and the addition to retained earnings.
b. Cumberland Industries’ partial balance sheets are shown below. Cumberland issued $10,000,000 of
new common stock in the most recent year. Using this information and the results from part a, fill in the
missing values for common stock, retained earnings, total common equity, and total liabilities and equity.
10.0%
40.0%