QUESTION 16If a firm uses the residual dividend model to set dividend policy, then dividends are determined as a residual afterproviding for the equity required to fund the capital budget. Under this model, the higher the firm's debt ratio, the lower itspayout ratio will be, other things held constant.TrueFalse

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Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337902571

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Chapter4: Analysis Of Financial Statements

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17P: CONCEPTUAL: RETURN ON EQUITY Which of the following statements is most correct? (Hint: Work Problem...

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CONCEPTUAL: RETURN ON EQUITY Which of the following statements is most correct? (Hint: Work Problem 4-16 before answering 4-17, and consider the solution setup for 4-16 as you think about 4-17.) a. If a firms expected basic earning power (BEP) is constant for all of its assets and exceeds the interest rate on its debt, adding assets and financing them with debt will raise the firms expected return on common equity (ROE). b. The higher a firms tax rate, the lower its BEP ratio, other things held constant. c. The higher the interest rate on a firms debt, the lower its BEP ratio, other things held constant. d. The higher a firms debt ratio, the lower its BEP ratio, other things held constant. e. Statement a is false, but statements b, c, and d are true.