Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 11th Edition (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259298707
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 8QP
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Assets and costs are proportional to sales. The company maintains a constant 30 percent dividend payout ratio and a constant debt–equity ratio. What is the maximum increase in sales that can be sustained assuming no new equity is issued?
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QUESTION 39
Getrag expects its sales to increase 20% next year from its current level of $4.7 million. Getrag has current assets of $660,000, net fixed assets of $1.5 million, and current liabilities of $462,000. All assets are expected to grow proportionately with sales. If Getrag has a net profit margin of 10%, what additional financing will be needed to support the increase in sales? Getrag does not pay dividends.
a.
$339,600
b.
No financing needed, surplus of $224,400
c.
No financing needed, surplus of $524,400
d.
$283,200
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QUESTION 39
Getrag expects its sales to increase 20% next year from its current level of $4.7 million. Getrag has current assets of $660,000, net fixed assets of $1.5 million, and current liabilities of $462,000. All assets are expected to grow proportionately with sales. If Getrag has a net profit margin of 10%, what additional financing will be needed to support the increase in sales? Getrag does not pay dividends.
a.
$339,600
b.
No financing needed, surplus of $224,400
c.
No financing needed, surplus of $524,400
d.
$283,200
Q. 6
High Flyer, Inc., wishes to maintain a growth rate of 14% per year and a debt-equity ratio of 0.5. The profit margin is 4.6%, and total asset turnover is constant at 1.16.
What is the dividend payout ratio? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. DO NOT round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16)
What is the maximum sustainable growth rate for this company? (DO NOT round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16)
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 11th Edition (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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