Suppose you are an analyst in pharmaceutical industry for Bank of America. You collect the following data to estimate the expected growth rate of dividends and use it as an input for valuing an oil company's common stock.

Return on Assets 10%

Profit margin 8%

Debt/Equity 3

Payout Ratio 50%

a. The leverage ratio of this oil company is ________ (sample answer: 3.50)

b. The company's expected growth rate is _________ (sample answer: 25.60%)