(ST–1)

Self-

Supporting Growth Rate The Barnsdale Corporation has the following ratios: A0*/S0 = 1.6; L0*/S0 = 0.4; profit margin = 0.10; and dividend payout ratio = 0.45, or 45%. Sales last year were $100 million. Assuming that these ratios will remain constant, use the AFN equation to determine the firm’s self-supporting growth rate—in other words, the maximum growth rate Barnsdale can achieve without having to employ nonspontaneous external funds.