Table 16.4 lists the dividends and earnings per share (EPS) for Merck and International Paper. Estimate the

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Table 16.4 lists the dividends and earnings per share (EPS) for Merck and International Paper. Estimate the target payout for each company and the rate at which the dividend is adjusted toward the target. Suppose that in 2001 Merck?s earnings increase to $5 a share and International Paper?s earnings increase to $3 per share. How would you predict their dividends to change?

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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0072869460

7th edition

Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers

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