Hasting

The Hastings Sugar Corporation has the following pattern of net income each year, and associated capital expenditure projects. The firm can earn a higher return on the projects than the stockholders could earn if the funds were paid out in the form of dividends Profitable Capital Year 2 4 Net Income $13 million 21 million 11 million 14 million 17 million Expenditure $ 7 million 12 million 7 million 8 million 9 million The Hastings Corporation has 2 million shares outstanding (The following questions are separate from each other). a. If the marginal principle of retained eanings is applied, how much in total cash dividends will be paid over the five years? (Enter your answer in millions.) Total cash dividends million b. If the firm simply uses a payout ratio of 40 percent of net income, how much in total cash dividends will be paid? (Enter your answer in millions and round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Total cash dividends million c. If the firm pays a 20 percent stock dividend in years 2 through 5, and also pays a cash dividend of $2.40 per share for each of the five years, how much in total dividends will be paid? Total cash dividends