Tong foong Co. Ltd has decided that its capital budget during the coming year will be $20 million ($20,000,000) , the optimal capital structure is 60% equity and 40% debt , its earnings before interest  and taxes (EBIT)  are projected  to be $34,667 million for the year . the company has $200,000,000 of assets, its average interest  rate on outstanding debts is 10% and its tax rate is 40%. Required ; a. how much debt is outstanding (in dollars) and what is the cost of debtfor the period ? b. compute the earnings after tax ( net income) c. how much equity is required for the coming year capital budget ? d. if the company follows the residual dividend policy and maintains the same capital structure, what will its dividend payout (in $)  and the dividend payout ratio ( in%) ?

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Tong foong Co. Ltd has decided that its capital budget during the coming year will be $20 million ($20,000,000) , the optimal capital structure is 60% equity and 40% debt , its earnings before interest  and taxes (EBIT)  are projected  to be $34,667 million for the year . the company has $200,000,000 of assets, its average interest  rate on outstanding debts is 10% and its tax rate is 40%.

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a. how much debt is outstanding (in dollars) and what is the cost of debtfor the period ?

b. compute the earnings after tax ( net income)

c. how much equity is required for the coming year capital budget ?

d. if the company follows the residual dividend policy and maintains the same capital structure, what will its dividend payout (in $)  and the dividend payout ratio ( in%) ?

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