Use the following information for Ingersoll, Inc., (assume the tax rate is 22 percent): 2019 2020
Sales $19,573 $17,736
Depreciation 1,821 1,896
Cost of goods sold 4,779 4,867
Other expenses 1,026 904
Interest 875 1,006
Cash 6,307 6,946
Accounts receivable 8,200 9,907
Long-term debt 20,800 25,036
Net fixed assets 51,240 54,753
Accounts payable 5,970 6,431
Inventory 14,555 15,448
Dividends 1,750 1,778

Required:
Prepare a balance sheet for this company for 2018 and 2019.

You are the cfo of a u.s. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary in mexico manufactures component parts for your u.s. assembly operations. the subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the united states. one of your analysts told you that the mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30 percent against the dollar on the foreign exchange markets over the next year. what actions, if any, should you take

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