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Last year, Blakely's Fashions earned net income of $68,400 and had 12,000 shares of stock outstanding. The dividends per share were $2.20. What is the dividend payout ratio?
Question 13 options:
34.00 percent
38.60 percent
32.98 percent
40.21 percent
Answer -
Following information is given
Net Income | $68400 |
Shares Oustanding | 12000 |
DPS | $2.2 |
Formula used
EPS = Net Income / Shares Outstanding
= 68400 / 12000
EPS = 5.7
Dividend Payout Ratio = DPS / EPS
= 2.2 / 5.7
= 0.3860 OR 38.60% i.e. Option B