A firm has sales of $428,000 for the year. The profit margin is 3.4 percent and the retention ratio is 60 percent. What is the common-size percentage for the dividends paid? A firm has sales of $428,000 for the year. The profit margin is 3.4 percent and the retention ratio is 60 percent. What is the common-size percentage for the dividends paid? 1.42 percent 1.18 percent 0.99 percent 1.36 percent 1.21 percent