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Stockholders of a firm expect a 12% growth rate on their stock. Management believes that ROE will be 12% for the next 5 years. Given this information, the firms dividend payout ratio (one minus plow back ratio) for this period is
A. 100%
B. 0%
C. between 0% and 50%
D. between 50% and 100%
Given,
Expected growth rate = 12%
ROE = 12%
Solution :-
Plowback ratio = Expected growth rate/ROE
= 12%/12% = 1
Dividend payout ratio = 1 - plowback ratio
= 1 - 1 = 0 or 0%
Option 'B' is correct.