Measuring growth)  Given that a​ firm's return on equity is 21 percent and management plans to retain 39 percent of earnings for investment​ purposes, what will be the​ firm's growth​ rate? If the firm decides to increase its retention​ rate, what will happen to the value of its common​ stock?

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​(Measuring growth)  Given that a​ firm's return on equity is
21
percent and management plans to retain
39
percent of earnings for investment​ purposes, what will be the​ firm's growth​ rate? If the firm decides to increase its retention​ rate, what will happen to the value of its common​ stock?
 
 
 

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a.  The​ firm's growth rate will be
enter your response here​%.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Part 2
b.  If the firm decides to increase its retention​ ratio, what will happen to the value of its common​ stock?  ​(Select from the​ drop-down menus.)
 
An increase in the retention rate will
 
increase
decrease
the rate of growth in​ dividends, which in turn will
 
increase
decrease
the value of the common stock.
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