Nearside, Inc. wishes to maintain a growth rate of 12% per year and a debt-equity ratio of

Question:

Nearside, Inc. wishes to maintain a growth rate of 12% per year and a debt-equity ratio of .30. Profit margin is 6.7%, and the ratio of total assets to sales is constant at 1.35. Is this growth rate possible? To answer, determine what the payout ratio must be. How do you interpret the result?

Dividend
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