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Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Phillips Corporation (assuming no income taxes): |
Income Statement | Balance Sheet | ||||
Sales | $27,000 | Assets | $10,800 | Debt | $4,600 |
Costs | 12,800 | Equity | 6,200 | ||
Net income |
$14,200 |
Total |
$10,800 |
Total |
$10,800 |
Phillips has predicted a sales increase of 10 percent. It has predicted that every item on the balance sheet will increase by 10 percent as well. |
Required: |
Calculate the dividend paid. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) |
Multiple Choice
$15,000
$14,969
$14,975
$14,981
$23,740
Net income next year = $14,200 * 1.10 = $15,620
Equity next year = $6,200 * 1.10 = $6,820
Equity next year = Equity today + Net income next year - Dividend paid
$6,820 = $6,200 + $15,620 - Dividend paid
Dividend paid = $6,200 + $15,620 - $6,820
Dividend paid = $15,000