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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 | $16 million | $ 7 million | ||||
2 | 17 million | 11 million | ||||
3 | 14 million | 6 million | ||||
4 | 18 million | 7 million | ||||
5 | 16 million | 8 million | ||||
The Hastings Corporation has 2 million shares outstanding (The following questions are separate from each other).
a. If the marginal principle of retained earnings
is applied, how much in total cash dividends will be paid over the
five years? (Enter your answer in millions.)
b. If the firm simply uses a payout ratio of 30
percent of net income, how much in total cash dividends will be
paid? (Enter your answer in millions and round your answer
to 1 decimal place.)
c. If the firm pays a 20 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?
d. Assume the payout ratio in each year is to
be 20 percent of net income and the firm will pay a 10 percent
stock dividend in years 2 through 5. How much will dividends per
share for each year be? (Assume cash dividend is paid after the
stock dividend). (Round your answers to 2 decimal
places.)
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