American Generation Ecology (AGE) expects to grow at a constant rate of 4 percent forever. Its target debt/asset ratio is 60 percent and it expects to have profitable investments of $300,000 this year. AGE plans to continue paying the same dividend that has been paid the past 20 years, $1.50 per share, long into the future. The firm has 400,000 shares of stock outstanding. If net income is expected to be $800,000, what should be AGE's dividend payout ratio this year?

a. 75.0%

b. 46.2%

c. 25.0%

d. 15.4%

e. 60.0%