Use the following information for the Lowell, Inc. for this and the next two questions.

 

 

  Sales $200,000

   Debt 95,000

   Dividends 5,000

   Equity 40,000

   Net income 16,000

    

 1.What is the company's sustainable growth rate?

How much additional debt will Lowell Inc. require to keep the current debt-equity ratio constant if the company were to grow at the sustainable growth rate?

At what growth rate could the Lowell Inc. grow if it did not wish to increase the amount of debt?