| If you're in a business strategy class, you may be | | | | percentages? (These percentages are one of the |
| taking the Global Business Simulation Strategy Game, | | | | components used in determining the company's credit |
| or for short, "Glo-Bus". You will most likely be taking | | | | rating, as explained on the Help screen for the |
| two quizzes in this course, Glo-Bus Quiz 1, and | | | | Comparative Financial Performance page of the GSR.) |
| Glo-Bus Quiz 2. Both quizzes will go over concept | | | | Here are the 5 answers. |
| basics of the game, and especially Quiz 2 can have | | | | 20% debt and 80% equity or 20:80. |
| very difficult questions. Many of the questions are | | | | 27% debt and 73% equity or 27:73. |
| financial based. Here's one example question that you | | | | 35% debt and 65% equity or 35:65. |
| will most likely get. | | | | 37% debt and 63% equity or 37:63. |
| Given the following Financial Statement data: | | | | None of these. |
| Income Statement Data Quarter 1 | | | | So to answer this question, we must look at this |
| (in 000s) | | | | income statement and conclude what debt and |
| Sales Revenues $50,000 | | | | equity is. |
| Operating Profit $14,400 | | | | Total Equity shows itself at $90,000, so that's easy. |
| Net Income $9,555 | | | | But the real hard part is deciphering what debt is. |
| Balance Sheet Data | | | | Believe it or not, but current liabilities isn't part of |
| Total Current Assets $70,000 | | | | "debt". And that's a mistake that people make. |
| Total Assets $149,000 | | | | So debt is simply Long term debt at $33,000 But |
| Total Current Liabilities $26,000 | | | | then what? |
| L-T Debt (draw against credit line) $33,000 | | | | To figure out the correct ratio, the formula for debt |
| Total Equity $90,000 | | | | ratio= debt/(debt+equity) |
| Other Financial Data | | | | [And for note the equity ratio=equity/(debt+equity)] |
| Depreciation $4,000 | | | | Or therefore 33,000/(33,000+90,000)=.268 or what |
| Dividend payments $2,250 | | | | equals 27%. Therefore the debt ratio is 27%, and |
| Based on the above figures, the company's capital | | | | the balance being 73% is equity. |
| structure consists of what debt and equity | | | | The correct answer is the second one! |