Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Inc.'s income statement reports data for its first year of operation. The firm's CEO would like sales to increase by 25% next year 1. 1. Green Caterpillar is able to achieve this level of increased sales, but its interest costs increase from 10% to 15% of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)
2. The company's operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization) remain at 65% of net sales, and its depreciation and amortization expenses remain constant from year to year
3. The company's tax rate remains constant at 40% of its pre-tax income or earnings before taxes (EBT)
4. In Year 2, Green Caterpillar expects to pay $100,000 and $2,432,700 of preferred and common stock dividends, respectively

Complete the Year 2 income statement data for Green Caterpillar, then answer the questions that follow. Be sure to round each dollar value to the nearest whole dollar.

Year 1 Year 2 (Forecasted)
Net sales $30,000,000 _ _ _
Less: Operating costs, except depreciation and amortization 19,500,000 _ _ _
Less: Depreciation and amortization expenses 1,200,000 1,200,000
Operating income (or EBIT) $9,300,000 _ _ _
Less: Interest expense 930,000 _ _ _
Pre-tax income (or EBT) 8,370,000 _ _ _
Less: Taxes (40%) 3,348,000 _ _ _
Earnings after taxes $5,022,000 _ _ _
Less: Preferred stock dividends 100,000 _ _ _
Earnings available to common shareholders 4,922,000 _ _ _
Less: Common stock dividends 2,008,800 _ _ _
Contribution to retained earnings $2,913,200 $3,549,050

Given the results of the previous income statement calculations, complete the following statements:

a. In Year 2, if Green Caterpillar has 25,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, then each preferred share should expect to receive in annual dividends.
b. If Green Caterpillar has 200,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, then the firm’s earnings per share (EPS) is expected to change from in Year 1 to in Year 2.
c. Green Caterpillar’s before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) value changed from in Year 1 to in Year 2.
d. It is to say that Green Caterpillar’s net inflows and outflows of cash at the end of Years 1 and 2 are equal to the company’s annual contribution to retained earnings, $412,800 and $583,575, respectively. This is because of the items reported in the income statement involve payments and receipts of cash.