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The Hastings Sugar Corporation has the following pattern of net income each year, and associated capital expenditure projects. The firm can earn a higher return on the projects than the stockholders could earn if the funds were paid out in the form of dividends.
Year | Net Income | Profitable Capital Expenditure |
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1 | $18 million | $ 7 million | ||||
2 | 20 million | 12 million | ||||
3 | 10 million | 7 million | ||||
4 | 20 million | 8 million | ||||
5 | 15 million | 8 million | ||||
The Hastings Corporation has 2 million shares outstanding (The following questions are separate from each other).
c. If the firm pays a 10 percent stock dividend in years 2 through 5, and also pays a cash dividend of $2.40 per share for each of the five years, how much in total dividends will be paid?
Total cash of dividends______
ANSWER IS NOT 29