GEN CMB LL CORP FINC; CNCT
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Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 7QP
Sustainable Growth Assuming the following ratios are constant, what is the sustainable growth rate?
Total asset turnover = 2.85
Profit margin = 5.9%
Equity multiplier = 1.70
Payout ratio = 60%
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