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Bernie’s Corporation has a capital budget of $2.25 million. The company wants to maintain a target capital structure which is 70% debt and 30% equity. The company forecasts that its net income this year will be $800,000.
a. If the firm uses a payout ratio of 30%, what dividend will Reed pay?
b. How much will be added to retained earnings?
c. If the company wishes to maintain its debt-equity ratio to finance the capital budget, how much debt must the firm issue?
d. How much equity must the firm issue?
a)Amount of dividend = Net income *payout ratio
= 800000 * 30%
= $ 240000
b)Addition to retained earning = Net income -Dividend paid
= 800000 - 240000
= 560000
c)Debt issue =capital budget *% of debt
= 2250000* 70%
= 1575000
d)Equity issue = [capital budget *% of equity ] -Addition to retained earning
=[2250000*30%] - 560000
= 675000-560000
= 115000