Answer:
The external financing requirement is $ 1.2 million.
Explanation:
The accounting equation is asset = liability +equity. In simple words any increase in one side of balance sheet (i.e asset) will result in increase in other side of balance sheet (i.e equity + liability) and vice versa.
So if assets are projected to increase by $ 2.7 million than equity and liability is also required to increase by same. As equity is increased by $ 1.5 million, the liability/external financing is calculated as follow
Asset = Liability + Equity
Liability = $ 2,700,000- $ 1,500,000
Liability = $ 1.2 million
