Foundations of Financial Management
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ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 14P
Phillips Rock and Mud is trying to determine the maximum amount of cash dividends it can pay this year. Assume its
a. From a legal perspective, what is the maximum amount of dividends per share the firm could pay?
b. In terms of cash availability, what is the maximum amount of dividends per share the firm could pay?
c. Assume the firm earned an 18 percent return on stockholders’ equity last year. If the board wishes to pay out 50 percent of earnings in the form of dividends, how much will dividends per share be? (Round to two places to the right of the decimal point.)
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