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Rhodes Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

                                                            2016                     2015 

Sales                                                   $1,875.0          $1,500.0

Operating costs excluding depreciation       1,500.0              1,275.0

Depreciation and amortization                     52.0                    44.0

Earnings before interest and taxes           $323.0                  $181.0

Less Interest                                         40.0                      32.0

Pre-tax income                                   $283.0                        $149.0

Taxes (40%)                                       113.2                           59.6

Net income available to common stockholders  $169.8                   $89.4

Common dividends                                    $153.0                       $72.0

Rhodes Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

                                                       2016                             2015

AssetsCash                                         $27.0                         $21.0

Short-term investments                          10.0                          8.0

Accounts receivable                             207.0                          180.0

Inventories                                            270.0                        225.0

Total current assets                                 $514.0                      $434.0

Net plant and equipment                             522.0                      435.0

Total assets                                              $1,036.0                  $869.0

Liabilities and EquityAccounts payable                  $137.0               $105.0

Accruals                                                         59.0                     45.0

Notes payable                                                38.0                        30.0

Total current liabilities                                       $234.0                  $180.0

Long-term debt                                             375.0                        300.0

Total liabilities                                                    $609.0                     $480.0

Common stock                                                    384.2                          363.0

Retained earnings                                                      42.8                        26.0

Total common equity                                             $427.0                        $389.0

Total liabilities and equity                                        $1,036.0                         $869.0

Using Rhodes Corporation's financial statements (shown above), answer the following questions.

Question 1: What is the free cash flow for 2016? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answer to one decimal place.

Question 2: What is the ROIC for 2016? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Question 3: How much of the FCF did Rhodes use for each of the following purposes: after-tax interest, net debt repayments, dividends, net stock repurchases, and net purchases of short-term investments? (Hint: Remember that a net use can be negative.)

  • Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to one decimal place.
  • After-tax interest payment$ millionReduction (increase) in debt$ millionPayment of dividends$ millionRepurchase (Issue) stock$ millionPurchase (Sale) of short-term investments

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