External Financing Needed: Jockey Company Has Total Assets Worth $4,417,665

question 16

Multiple Choice

External financing needed: Jockey Company has total assets worth $4,417,665. At year-end it will have net income of $2,771,342 and pay out 60 percent as dividends. If the firm wants no external financing, what is the growth rate it can support?

• A) 32.9%
• B) 25.1%
• C) 30.3%
• D) 27.3%

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