Pro Forma Statements Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Lafferty Ranch Corporation (assuming no income taxes):
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Income Statement |
Balance Sheet |
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Sales |
$15,000 |
Assets |
$4,300 |
Debt |
$2,800 |
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Costs |
11,000 |
Equity |
1,500 |
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Net income |
$ 4,000 |
Total |
$4,300 |
Total |
$4,300 |
Lafferty Ranch has predicted a sales increase of 10 percent. It has predicted that every item on the balance sheet will increase by 10 percent as well. Create the pro forma statements and reconcile them. What is the plug variable here?