Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) If a firm's assets are growing at a positive rate, but its retained earnings are not increasing, then it would be impossible for the firm's AFN to be negative.
• B) If a firm increases its dividend payout ratio in anticipation of higher earnings, but sales and earnings actually decrease, then the firm's actual AFN must, mathematically, exceed the previously calculated AFN.
• C) Higher sales usually require higher asset levels, and this leads to what we call AFN.However, the AFN will be zero if the firm chooses to retain all of its profits, i.e., to have a zero dividend payout ratio.
• D) Dividend policy does not affect the requirement for external funds based on the AFN equation.
• E) The sustainable growth rate is the maximum achievable growth rate without the firm having to raise external funds.In other words, it is the growth rate at which the firm's AFN equals zero.

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Definitions:

Resource Prices

Costs associated with the inputs used in the production of goods and services, such as materials and labor.

Economic Profits

represent the difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, reflecting excess earnings over opportunity costs.

Purely Competitive

Describes a market structure characterized by many sellers and buyers, where no single entity has the power to influence the market price.

Positive Economic Profits

Profits that exceed the opportunity costs of a production enterprise, indicating a more favorable outcome than alternative investments.