GEN CMB LL CORP FINC; CNCT
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ISBN: 9781259724145
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 19QP
Summary Introduction
To determine: The maximum sales growth before any new assets are needed.
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The company operates at only 90% of fixed assets capacity. Full capacity of sales can be determined by dividing the current sales by 90% of fixed asset capacity.
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