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Given that a firm's return on equity is 22 percent and management plans to retain 37 percent of earnings for investment purposes, a. Find the firm's growth rate. b. If the firm decides to increase its retention ratio, what will happen to the value of its common stock?

Given that a firm's return on equity is 22 percent and management plans to retain 37 percent of earnings for investment purposes, a. Find the firm's growth rate. b. If the firm decides to increase its retention ratio, what will happen to the value of its common stock?

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Given that a firm's return on equity is 22 percent and management plans to retain 37 percent of earnings for investment purposes, a. Find the firm's growth rate. b. If the firm decides to increase its retention ratio, what will happen to the value of its common stock?
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