Hicks Health Clubs, Inc., expects to generate an annual EBIT of $500,000 and needs to obtain financing for $1,000,000 of assets. Their tax bracket...

1. Hicks Health Clubs, Inc., expects to generate an annual EBIT of $500,000 and needs to obtain financing for $1,000,000 of assets. Their tax bracket is 40%. If the firm goes with a short-term financing plan, their rate will be 8 percent, and with a long-term financing plan their rate will be 9 percent. What much more or less will their initial annual earnings after taxes be if they choose the most conservative financing plan? 2. GS Cookie Co. forecasts cash receipts for January and February of $9,000 and $10,000, respectively. Cash Payments of $4,000 and $5,000 are expected in these two months. GS Cookie's cash balance at the beginning of January was $5,000, a level that it attempts to maintain. At the beginning of the year, GS Cookie has a $13,000 balance outstanding on its line of credit at the local bank. Based on its cash budget, how much of the line of credit can GS Cookie repay in January and February? 3. A firm with $50,000 in fixed costs breaks even on unit sales of 10,000, how many units must the firm sell to earn $20,000 in operating profits? 4. Kuznets Rental Center requires $1,000,000 in financing over the next two years. Kuznets can borrow long-term at 9 percent interest per year for two years. Alternatively, Kuznets can borrow short-term and pay 7 percent interest in the first year. Then, Kuznets projects paying 10 percent interest in the second year. Assuming Kuznets pays off the accrued interest at the end of each year, which of the following statements is true?